Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Arkansas
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips County | 8.4 yrs | $76,200 | $756 |
| 2 | Nevada County | 8.5 yrs | $85,700 | $841 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | 8.7 yrs | $74,600 | $711 |
| 4 | St. Francis County | 9.2 yrs | $87,700 | $791 |
| 5 | Calhoun County | 9.9 yrs | $97,300 | $822 |
| 6 | Lee County | 10.2 yrs | $77,900 | $638 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 10.4 yrs | $106,000 | $849 |
| 8 | Clay County | 10.5 yrs | $88,100 | $696 |
| 9 | Lawrence County | 10.6 yrs | $91,100 | $715 |
| 10 | Hempstead County | 10.7 yrs | $100,200 | $781 |
| 11 | Desha County | 10.8 yrs | $89,100 | $689 |
| 12 | Cross County | 10.9 yrs | $104,000 | $797 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 11.0 yrs | $87,300 | $662 |
| 14 | Monroe County | 11.4 yrs | $82,200 | $603 |
| 15 | Chicot County | 11.4 yrs | $90,500 | $661 |
| 16 | Prairie County | 11.4 yrs | $87,500 | $637 |
| 17 | Ashley County | 11.6 yrs | $88,800 | $640 |
| 18 | Union County | 11.6 yrs | $114,700 | $825 |
| 19 | Ouachita County | 11.6 yrs | $99,600 | $714 |
| 20 | Little River County | 11.6 yrs | $113,400 | $812 |
| 21 | Mississippi County | 12.1 yrs | $115,800 | $797 |
| 22 | Sharp County | 12.2 yrs | $94,600 | $648 |
| 23 | Independence County | 12.3 yrs | $120,500 | $814 |
| 24 | Scott County | 12.6 yrs | $110,900 | $736 |
| 25 | Bradley County | 12.7 yrs | $97,000 | $638 |
| 26 | Sevier County | 12.8 yrs | $111,700 | $725 |
| 27 | Poinsett County | 13.0 yrs | $101,200 | $647 |
| 28 | Dallas County | 13.1 yrs | $98,200 | $626 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 13.2 yrs | $106,100 | $672 |
| 30 | Arkansas County | 13.5 yrs | $129,400 | $799 |
| 31 | Woodruff County | 13.6 yrs | $96,800 | $595 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 13.8 yrs | $118,800 | $717 |
| 33 | Hot Spring County | 14.0 yrs | $127,900 | $763 |
| 34 | Miller County | 14.0 yrs | $148,200 | $882 |
| 35 | Van Buren County | 14.0 yrs | $122,300 | $727 |
| 36 | Pike County | 14.3 yrs | $115,400 | $671 |
| 37 | Johnson County | 14.6 yrs | $124,800 | $714 |
| 38 | Polk County | 14.6 yrs | $122,600 | $699 |
| 39 | Crittenden County | 14.6 yrs | $155,100 | $883 |
| 40 | Logan County | 14.7 yrs | $126,900 | $721 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 14.7 yrs | $118,100 | $671 |
| 42 | Perry County | 14.7 yrs | $129,300 | $734 |
| 43 | Drew County | 15.0 yrs | $127,800 | $712 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 15.0 yrs | $107,200 | $596 |
| 45 | Searcy County | 15.1 yrs | $108,100 | $596 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 15.4 yrs | $136,000 | $734 |
| 47 | Garland County | 15.6 yrs | $176,400 | $942 |
| 48 | Pope County | 15.8 yrs | $161,700 | $855 |
| 49 | Conway County | 15.8 yrs | $137,000 | $721 |
| 50 | Greene County | 15.9 yrs | $162,200 | $852 |
| 51 | Baxter County | 15.9 yrs | $165,400 | $866 |
| 52 | Lonoke County | 16.0 yrs | $184,100 | $961 |
| 53 | Pulaski County | 16.1 yrs | $199,600 | $1,036 |
| 54 | Howard County | 16.1 yrs | $135,400 | $702 |
| 55 | Cleveland County | 16.2 yrs | $123,400 | $635 |
| 56 | Sebastian County | 16.2 yrs | $166,000 | $854 |
| 57 | Izard County | 16.3 yrs | $122,100 | $626 |
| 58 | White County | 16.5 yrs | $159,600 | $806 |
| 59 | Grant County | 16.5 yrs | $154,500 | $779 |
| 60 | Marion County | 16.7 yrs | $158,400 | $792 |
| 61 | Clark County | 16.7 yrs | $147,100 | $734 |
| 62 | Yell County | 16.8 yrs | $131,300 | $653 |
| 63 | Cleburne County | 17.1 yrs | $174,600 | $853 |
| 64 | Crawford County | 17.1 yrs | $170,000 | $828 |
| 65 | Stone County | 17.4 yrs | $149,400 | $717 |
| 66 | Craighead County | 17.8 yrs | $198,700 | $930 |
| 67 | Faulkner County | 18.0 yrs | $211,300 | $980 |
| 68 | Saline County | 18.0 yrs | $211,700 | $980 |
| 69 | Madison County | 18.1 yrs | $157,800 | $727 |
| 70 | Columbia County | 18.7 yrs | $141,700 | $631 |
| 71 | Carroll County | 19.0 yrs | $186,300 | $818 |
| 72 | Boone County | 19.7 yrs | $169,300 | $715 |
| 73 | Benton County | 19.9 yrs | $285,100 | $1,193 |
| 74 | Washington County | 22.1 yrs | $266,000 | $1,005 |
| 75 | Newton County | 23.7 yrs | $178,800 | $629 |
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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Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas