Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Arkansas
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada County | $-9 | $841 | $850 |
| 2 | Phillips County | $-31 | $756 | $787 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | $-58 | $711 | $769 |
| 4 | St. Francis County | $-73 | $791 | $864 |
| 5 | Calhoun County | $-110 | $822 | $932 |
| 6 | Lee County | $-153 | $638 | $791 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | $-158 | $849 | $1,007 |
| 8 | Clay County | $-170 | $696 | $866 |
| 9 | Lawrence County | $-171 | $715 | $886 |
| 10 | Hempstead County | $-172 | $781 | $953 |
| 11 | Cross County | $-189 | $797 | $986 |
| 12 | Desha County | $-189 | $689 | $878 |
| 13 | Jackson County | $-201 | $662 | $863 |
| 14 | Monroe County | $-218 | $603 | $821 |
| 15 | Chicot County | $-224 | $661 | $885 |
| 16 | Prairie County | $-231 | $637 | $868 |
| 17 | Ouachita County | $-235 | $714 | $949 |
| 18 | Little River County | $-236 | $812 | $1,048 |
| 19 | Ashley County | $-238 | $640 | $878 |
| 20 | Union County | $-242 | $825 | $1,067 |
| 21 | Sharp County | $-270 | $648 | $918 |
| 22 | Mississippi County | $-276 | $797 | $1,073 |
| 23 | Scott County | $-287 | $736 | $1,023 |
| 24 | Independence County | $-293 | $814 | $1,107 |
| 25 | Bradley County | $-297 | $638 | $935 |
| 26 | Dallas County | $-310 | $626 | $936 |
| 27 | Sevier County | $-311 | $725 | $1,036 |
| 28 | Poinsett County | $-315 | $647 | $962 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | $-328 | $672 | $1,000 |
| 30 | Woodruff County | $-339 | $595 | $934 |
| 31 | Franklin County | $-373 | $717 | $1,090 |
| 32 | Arkansas County | $-375 | $799 | $1,174 |
| 33 | Van Buren County | $-384 | $727 | $1,111 |
| 34 | Hot Spring County | $-394 | $763 | $1,157 |
| 35 | Pike County | $-399 | $671 | $1,070 |
| 36 | Fulton County | $-405 | $596 | $1,001 |
| 37 | Randolph County | $-407 | $671 | $1,078 |
| 38 | Polk County | $-412 | $699 | $1,111 |
| 39 | Searcy County | $-413 | $596 | $1,009 |
| 40 | Johnson County | $-426 | $714 | $1,140 |
| 41 | Logan County | $-431 | $721 | $1,152 |
| 42 | Perry County | $-435 | $734 | $1,169 |
| 43 | Miller County | $-438 | $882 | $1,320 |
| 44 | Drew County | $-438 | $712 | $1,150 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | $-469 | $734 | $1,203 |
| 46 | Crittenden County | $-486 | $883 | $1,369 |
| 47 | Izard County | $-496 | $626 | $1,122 |
| 48 | Cleveland County | $-497 | $635 | $1,132 |
| 49 | Conway County | $-505 | $721 | $1,226 |
| 50 | Howard County | $-512 | $702 | $1,214 |
| 51 | Yell County | $-530 | $653 | $1,183 |
| 52 | Greene County | $-554 | $852 | $1,406 |
| 53 | Pope County | $-558 | $855 | $1,413 |
| 54 | Baxter County | $-560 | $866 | $1,426 |
| 55 | Clark County | $-572 | $734 | $1,306 |
| 56 | Garland County | $-573 | $942 | $1,515 |
| 57 | Grant County | $-578 | $779 | $1,357 |
| 58 | Stone County | $-579 | $717 | $1,296 |
| 59 | White County | $-580 | $806 | $1,386 |
| 60 | Marion County | $-590 | $792 | $1,382 |
| 61 | Sebastian County | $-603 | $854 | $1,457 |
| 62 | Columbia County | $-624 | $631 | $1,255 |
| 63 | Lonoke County | $-629 | $961 | $1,590 |
| 64 | Cleburne County | $-641 | $853 | $1,494 |
| 65 | Madison County | $-641 | $727 | $1,368 |
| 66 | Crawford County | $-642 | $828 | $1,470 |
| 67 | Pulaski County | $-693 | $1,036 | $1,729 |
| 68 | Boone County | $-750 | $715 | $1,465 |
| 69 | Craighead County | $-753 | $930 | $1,683 |
| 70 | Carroll County | $-771 | $818 | $1,589 |
| 71 | Faulkner County | $-800 | $980 | $1,780 |
| 72 | Saline County | $-814 | $980 | $1,794 |
| 73 | Newton County | $-887 | $629 | $1,516 |
| 74 | Benton County | $-1,142 | $1,193 | $2,335 |
| 75 | Washington County | $-1,176 | $1,005 | $2,181 |
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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Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas