Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Arkansas
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton County | 23.7 yrs | $178,800 | $629 |
| 2 | Washington County | 22.1 yrs | $266,000 | $1,005 |
| 3 | Benton County | 19.9 yrs | $285,100 | $1,193 |
| 4 | Boone County | 19.7 yrs | $169,300 | $715 |
| 5 | Carroll County | 19.0 yrs | $186,300 | $818 |
| 6 | Columbia County | 18.7 yrs | $141,700 | $631 |
| 7 | Madison County | 18.1 yrs | $157,800 | $727 |
| 8 | Saline County | 18.0 yrs | $211,700 | $980 |
| 9 | Faulkner County | 18.0 yrs | $211,300 | $980 |
| 10 | Craighead County | 17.8 yrs | $198,700 | $930 |
| 11 | Stone County | 17.4 yrs | $149,400 | $717 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 17.1 yrs | $170,000 | $828 |
| 13 | Cleburne County | 17.1 yrs | $174,600 | $853 |
| 14 | Yell County | 16.8 yrs | $131,300 | $653 |
| 15 | Clark County | 16.7 yrs | $147,100 | $734 |
| 16 | Marion County | 16.7 yrs | $158,400 | $792 |
| 17 | Grant County | 16.5 yrs | $154,500 | $779 |
| 18 | White County | 16.5 yrs | $159,600 | $806 |
| 19 | Izard County | 16.3 yrs | $122,100 | $626 |
| 20 | Sebastian County | 16.2 yrs | $166,000 | $854 |
| 21 | Cleveland County | 16.2 yrs | $123,400 | $635 |
| 22 | Howard County | 16.1 yrs | $135,400 | $702 |
| 23 | Pulaski County | 16.1 yrs | $199,600 | $1,036 |
| 24 | Lonoke County | 16.0 yrs | $184,100 | $961 |
| 25 | Baxter County | 15.9 yrs | $165,400 | $866 |
| 26 | Greene County | 15.9 yrs | $162,200 | $852 |
| 27 | Conway County | 15.8 yrs | $137,000 | $721 |
| 28 | Pope County | 15.8 yrs | $161,700 | $855 |
| 29 | Garland County | 15.6 yrs | $176,400 | $942 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 15.4 yrs | $136,000 | $734 |
| 31 | Searcy County | 15.1 yrs | $108,100 | $596 |
| 32 | Fulton County | 15.0 yrs | $107,200 | $596 |
| 33 | Drew County | 15.0 yrs | $127,800 | $712 |
| 34 | Perry County | 14.7 yrs | $129,300 | $734 |
| 35 | Randolph County | 14.7 yrs | $118,100 | $671 |
| 36 | Logan County | 14.7 yrs | $126,900 | $721 |
| 37 | Crittenden County | 14.6 yrs | $155,100 | $883 |
| 38 | Polk County | 14.6 yrs | $122,600 | $699 |
| 39 | Johnson County | 14.6 yrs | $124,800 | $714 |
| 40 | Pike County | 14.3 yrs | $115,400 | $671 |
| 41 | Van Buren County | 14.0 yrs | $122,300 | $727 |
| 42 | Miller County | 14.0 yrs | $148,200 | $882 |
| 43 | Hot Spring County | 14.0 yrs | $127,900 | $763 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 13.8 yrs | $118,800 | $717 |
| 45 | Woodruff County | 13.6 yrs | $96,800 | $595 |
| 46 | Arkansas County | 13.5 yrs | $129,400 | $799 |
| 47 | Lincoln County | 13.2 yrs | $106,100 | $672 |
| 48 | Dallas County | 13.1 yrs | $98,200 | $626 |
| 49 | Poinsett County | 13.0 yrs | $101,200 | $647 |
| 50 | Sevier County | 12.8 yrs | $111,700 | $725 |
| 51 | Bradley County | 12.7 yrs | $97,000 | $638 |
| 52 | Scott County | 12.6 yrs | $110,900 | $736 |
| 53 | Independence County | 12.3 yrs | $120,500 | $814 |
| 54 | Sharp County | 12.2 yrs | $94,600 | $648 |
| 55 | Mississippi County | 12.1 yrs | $115,800 | $797 |
| 56 | Little River County | 11.6 yrs | $113,400 | $812 |
| 57 | Ouachita County | 11.6 yrs | $99,600 | $714 |
| 58 | Union County | 11.6 yrs | $114,700 | $825 |
| 59 | Ashley County | 11.6 yrs | $88,800 | $640 |
| 60 | Prairie County | 11.4 yrs | $87,500 | $637 |
| 61 | Chicot County | 11.4 yrs | $90,500 | $661 |
| 62 | Monroe County | 11.4 yrs | $82,200 | $603 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 11.0 yrs | $87,300 | $662 |
| 64 | Cross County | 10.9 yrs | $104,000 | $797 |
| 65 | Desha County | 10.8 yrs | $89,100 | $689 |
| 66 | Hempstead County | 10.7 yrs | $100,200 | $781 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 10.6 yrs | $91,100 | $715 |
| 68 | Clay County | 10.5 yrs | $88,100 | $696 |
| 69 | Jefferson County | 10.4 yrs | $106,000 | $849 |
| 70 | Lee County | 10.2 yrs | $77,900 | $638 |
| 71 | Calhoun County | 9.9 yrs | $97,300 | $822 |
| 72 | St. Francis County | 9.2 yrs | $87,700 | $791 |
| 73 | Lafayette County | 8.7 yrs | $74,600 | $711 |
| 74 | Nevada County | 8.5 yrs | $85,700 | $841 |
| 75 | Phillips County | 8.4 yrs | $76,200 | $756 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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