Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright in Arkansas
The counties where a paid-off house still costs the most to keep. For retirees on a fixed income this figure matters more than the purchase price, because it never goes away and it rises with assessments.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Monthly if paid off | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | $813 | $285,100 | 0.607% |
| 2 | Washington County | $761 | $266,000 | 0.551% |
| 3 | Saline County | $664 | $211,700 | 0.631% |
| 4 | Pulaski County | $664 | $199,600 | 0.783% |
| 5 | Faulkner County | $652 | $211,300 | 0.568% |
| 6 | Craighead County | $623 | $198,700 | 0.546% |
| 7 | Lonoke County | $607 | $184,100 | 0.640% |
| 8 | Carroll County | $594 | $186,300 | 0.526% |
| 9 | Garland County | $573 | $176,400 | 0.519% |
| 10 | Sebastian County | $571 | $166,000 | 0.651% |
| 11 | Crawford County | $562 | $170,000 | 0.532% |
| 12 | Cleburne County | $562 | $174,600 | 0.466% |
| 13 | Newton County | $561 | $178,800 | 0.408% |
| 14 | Boone County | $561 | $169,300 | 0.534% |
| 15 | Pope County | $550 | $161,700 | 0.568% |
| 16 | Baxter County | $543 | $165,400 | 0.463% |
| 17 | Crittenden County | $541 | $155,100 | 0.602% |
| 18 | Greene County | $540 | $162,200 | 0.488% |
| 19 | Marion County | $536 | $158,400 | 0.513% |
| 20 | White County | $534 | $159,600 | 0.477% |
| 21 | Grant County | $532 | $154,500 | 0.544% |
| 22 | Miller County | $529 | $148,200 | 0.618% |
| 23 | Madison County | $526 | $157,800 | 0.445% |
| 24 | Clark County | $520 | $147,100 | 0.570% |
| 25 | Columbia County | $499 | $141,700 | 0.482% |
| 26 | Stone County | $498 | $149,400 | 0.353% |
| 27 | Conway County | $494 | $137,000 | 0.524% |
| 28 | Howard County | $491 | $135,400 | 0.523% |
| 29 | Arkansas County | $483 | $129,400 | 0.558% |
| 30 | Yell County | $482 | $131,300 | 0.517% |
| 31 | Perry County | $479 | $129,300 | 0.520% |
| 32 | Montgomery County | $477 | $136,000 | 0.384% |
| 33 | Logan County | $475 | $126,900 | 0.528% |
| 34 | Hot Spring County | $474 | $127,900 | 0.508% |
| 35 | Johnson County | $474 | $124,800 | 0.566% |
| 36 | Cleveland County | $473 | $123,400 | 0.580% |
| 37 | Izard County | $471 | $122,100 | 0.585% |
| 38 | Drew County | $468 | $127,800 | 0.448% |
| 39 | Independence County | $463 | $120,500 | 0.545% |
| 40 | Van Buren County | $458 | $122,300 | 0.460% |
| 41 | Polk County | $457 | $122,600 | 0.441% |
| 42 | Franklin County | $456 | $118,800 | 0.503% |
| 43 | Mississippi County | $455 | $115,800 | 0.558% |
| 44 | Union County | $454 | $114,700 | 0.576% |
| 45 | Pike County | $454 | $115,400 | 0.559% |
| 46 | Randolph County | $448 | $118,100 | 0.439% |
| 47 | Little River County | $443 | $113,400 | 0.484% |
| 48 | Jefferson County | $441 | $106,000 | 0.629% |
| 49 | Sevier County | $439 | $111,700 | 0.480% |
| 50 | Lincoln County | $433 | $106,100 | 0.539% |
| 51 | Searcy County | $432 | $108,100 | 0.478% |
| 52 | Scott County | $431 | $110,900 | 0.411% |
| 53 | Cross County | $430 | $104,000 | 0.552% |
| 54 | Fulton County | $429 | $107,200 | 0.461% |
| 55 | Poinsett County | $421 | $101,200 | 0.513% |
| 56 | Hempstead County | $418 | $100,200 | 0.502% |
| 57 | Woodruff County | $418 | $96,800 | 0.576% |
| 58 | Ouachita County | $417 | $99,600 | 0.502% |
| 59 | Bradley County | $417 | $97,000 | 0.561% |
| 60 | Sharp County | $413 | $94,600 | 0.579% |
| 61 | Calhoun County | $412 | $97,300 | 0.498% |
| 62 | Dallas County | $412 | $98,200 | 0.467% |
| 63 | Ashley County | $404 | $88,800 | 0.610% |
| 64 | Chicot County | $402 | $90,500 | 0.546% |
| 65 | Desha County | $402 | $89,100 | 0.580% |
| 66 | Prairie County | $401 | $87,500 | 0.616% |
| 67 | Lawrence County | $399 | $91,100 | 0.488% |
| 68 | Jackson County | $397 | $87,300 | 0.564% |
| 69 | St. Francis County | $396 | $87,700 | 0.540% |
| 70 | Clay County | $396 | $88,100 | 0.521% |
| 71 | Nevada County | $392 | $85,700 | 0.539% |
| 72 | Monroe County | $382 | $82,200 | 0.493% |
| 73 | Phillips County | $380 | $76,200 | 0.656% |
| 74 | Lee County | $375 | $77,900 | 0.525% |
| 75 | Lafayette County | $371 | $74,600 | 0.566% |
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.
Nationwide
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas