Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Arkansas
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette County | $32,500 | $757 | $74,600 |
| 2 | Phillips County | $33,000 | $774 | $76,200 |
| 3 | Lee County | $33,500 | $778 | $77,900 |
| 4 | Monroe County | $34,500 | $807 | $82,200 |
| 5 | Nevada County | $36,000 | $835 | $85,700 |
| 6 | Clay County | $36,500 | $851 | $88,100 |
| 7 | Jackson County | $36,500 | $848 | $87,300 |
| 8 | Prairie County | $36,500 | $854 | $87,500 |
| 9 | St. Francis County | $36,500 | $850 | $87,700 |
| 10 | Ashley County | $37,000 | $863 | $88,800 |
| 11 | Desha County | $37,000 | $863 | $89,100 |
| 12 | Chicot County | $37,500 | $870 | $90,500 |
| 13 | Lawrence County | $37,500 | $870 | $91,100 |
| 14 | Sharp County | $38,500 | $902 | $94,600 |
| 15 | Calhoun County | $39,000 | $915 | $97,300 |
| 16 | Bradley County | $39,500 | $918 | $97,000 |
| 17 | Dallas County | $39,500 | $919 | $98,200 |
| 18 | Woodruff County | $39,500 | $918 | $96,800 |
| 19 | Hempstead County | $40,000 | $937 | $100,200 |
| 20 | Ouachita County | $40,000 | $932 | $99,600 |
| 21 | Poinsett County | $40,500 | $945 | $101,200 |
| 22 | Cross County | $41,500 | $968 | $104,000 |
| 23 | Fulton County | $42,000 | $983 | $107,200 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | $42,000 | $982 | $106,100 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | $42,500 | $990 | $106,000 |
| 26 | Searcy County | $42,500 | $991 | $108,100 |
| 27 | Scott County | $43,000 | $1,005 | $110,900 |
| 28 | Sevier County | $43,500 | $1,017 | $111,700 |
| 29 | Little River County | $44,000 | $1,030 | $113,400 |
| 30 | Mississippi County | $45,000 | $1,054 | $115,800 |
| 31 | Pike County | $45,000 | $1,051 | $115,400 |
| 32 | Union County | $45,000 | $1,048 | $114,700 |
| 33 | Randolph County | $45,500 | $1,059 | $118,100 |
| 34 | Franklin County | $46,000 | $1,071 | $118,800 |
| 35 | Independence County | $46,500 | $1,087 | $120,500 |
| 36 | Polk County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $122,600 |
| 37 | Van Buren County | $47,000 | $1,091 | $122,300 |
| 38 | Cleveland County | $47,500 | $1,112 | $123,400 |
| 39 | Izard County | $47,500 | $1,103 | $122,100 |
| 40 | Johnson County | $48,000 | $1,120 | $124,800 |
| 41 | Drew County | $48,500 | $1,129 | $127,800 |
| 42 | Hot Spring County | $48,500 | $1,137 | $127,900 |
| 43 | Logan County | $48,500 | $1,131 | $126,900 |
| 44 | Perry County | $49,000 | $1,148 | $129,300 |
| 45 | Arkansas County | $49,500 | $1,153 | $129,400 |
| 46 | Yell County | $50,000 | $1,162 | $131,300 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | $50,500 | $1,181 | $136,000 |
| 48 | Howard County | $51,000 | $1,192 | $135,400 |
| 49 | Conway County | $51,500 | $1,204 | $137,000 |
| 50 | Columbia County | $53,000 | $1,233 | $141,700 |
| 51 | Stone County | $54,500 | $1,272 | $149,400 |
| 52 | Clark County | $55,000 | $1,282 | $147,100 |
| 53 | Miller County | $55,500 | $1,296 | $148,200 |
| 54 | Grant County | $57,000 | $1,333 | $154,500 |
| 55 | Crittenden County | $57,500 | $1,344 | $155,100 |
| 56 | Madison County | $57,500 | $1,343 | $157,800 |
| 57 | Marion County | $58,000 | $1,357 | $158,400 |
| 58 | White County | $58,500 | $1,361 | $159,600 |
| 59 | Greene County | $59,000 | $1,381 | $162,200 |
| 60 | Pope County | $59,500 | $1,388 | $161,700 |
| 61 | Baxter County | $60,000 | $1,400 | $165,400 |
| 62 | Boone County | $61,500 | $1,438 | $169,300 |
| 63 | Sebastian County | $61,500 | $1,431 | $166,000 |
| 64 | Crawford County | $62,000 | $1,443 | $170,000 |
| 65 | Cleburne County | $63,000 | $1,467 | $174,600 |
| 66 | Garland County | $63,500 | $1,487 | $176,400 |
| 67 | Newton County | $64,000 | $1,488 | $178,800 |
| 68 | Carroll County | $67,000 | $1,560 | $186,300 |
| 69 | Lonoke County | $67,000 | $1,561 | $184,100 |
| 70 | Craighead County | $71,000 | $1,652 | $198,700 |
| 71 | Pulaski County | $73,000 | $1,698 | $199,600 |
| 72 | Faulkner County | $75,000 | $1,747 | $211,300 |
| 73 | Saline County | $75,500 | $1,761 | $211,700 |
| 74 | Washington County | $91,500 | $2,140 | $266,000 |
| 75 | Benton County | $98,000 | $2,291 | $285,100 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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.
Nationwide
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas