Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Arkansas
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe County | $184 | 0.493% | $82,200 |
| 2 | Lee County | $184 | 0.525% | $77,900 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | $183 | 0.566% | $74,600 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | $181 | 0.488% | $91,100 |
| 5 | Scott County | $180 | 0.411% | $110,900 |
| 6 | Dallas County | $180 | 0.467% | $98,200 |
| 7 | Clay County | $180 | 0.521% | $88,100 |
| 8 | Nevada County | $180 | 0.539% | $85,700 |
| 9 | St. Francis County | $179 | 0.540% | $87,700 |
| 10 | Calhoun County | $178 | 0.498% | $97,300 |
| 11 | Jackson County | $177 | 0.564% | $87,300 |
| 12 | Chicot County | $177 | 0.546% | $90,500 |
| 13 | Fulton County | $177 | 0.461% | $107,200 |
| 14 | Phillips County | $177 | 0.656% | $76,200 |
| 15 | Ouachita County | $177 | 0.502% | $99,600 |
| 16 | Hempstead County | $176 | 0.502% | $100,200 |
| 17 | Searcy County | $175 | 0.478% | $108,100 |
| 18 | Desha County | $175 | 0.580% | $89,100 |
| 19 | Randolph County | $175 | 0.439% | $118,100 |
| 20 | Poinsett County | $175 | 0.513% | $101,200 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | $175 | 0.384% | $136,000 |
| 22 | Stone County | $174 | 0.353% | $149,400 |
| 23 | Sevier County | $173 | 0.480% | $111,700 |
| 24 | Prairie County | $173 | 0.616% | $87,500 |
| 25 | Polk County | $173 | 0.441% | $122,600 |
| 26 | Ashley County | $173 | 0.610% | $88,800 |
| 27 | Bradley County | $173 | 0.561% | $97,000 |
| 28 | Sharp County | $173 | 0.579% | $94,600 |
| 29 | Little River County | $172 | 0.484% | $113,400 |
| 30 | Woodruff County | $172 | 0.576% | $96,800 |
| 31 | Van Buren County | $171 | 0.460% | $122,300 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | $171 | 0.539% | $106,100 |
| 33 | Drew County | $170 | 0.448% | $127,800 |
| 34 | Cross County | $170 | 0.552% | $104,000 |
| 35 | Franklin County | $168 | 0.503% | $118,800 |
| 36 | Pike County | $164 | 0.559% | $115,400 |
| 37 | Mississippi County | $164 | 0.558% | $115,800 |
| 38 | Hot Spring County | $164 | 0.508% | $127,900 |
| 39 | Independence County | $163 | 0.545% | $120,500 |
| 40 | Union County | $163 | 0.576% | $114,700 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | $163 | 0.629% | $106,000 |
| 42 | Logan County | $162 | 0.528% | $126,900 |
| 43 | Perry County | $162 | 0.520% | $129,300 |
| 44 | Yell County | $162 | 0.517% | $131,300 |
| 45 | Columbia County | $161 | 0.482% | $141,700 |
| 46 | Madison County | $160 | 0.445% | $157,800 |
| 47 | Johnson County | $159 | 0.566% | $124,800 |
| 48 | Howard County | $159 | 0.523% | $135,400 |
| 49 | Izard County | $159 | 0.585% | $122,100 |
| 50 | Cleveland County | $159 | 0.580% | $123,400 |
| 51 | Conway County | $158 | 0.524% | $137,000 |
| 52 | Arkansas County | $158 | 0.558% | $129,400 |
| 53 | Newton County | $157 | 0.408% | $178,800 |
| 54 | White County | $155 | 0.477% | $159,600 |
| 55 | Baxter County | $154 | 0.463% | $165,400 |
| 56 | Greene County | $152 | 0.488% | $162,200 |
| 57 | Marion County | $150 | 0.513% | $158,400 |
| 58 | Cleburne County | $150 | 0.466% | $174,600 |
| 59 | Clark County | $148 | 0.570% | $147,100 |
| 60 | Grant County | $148 | 0.544% | $154,500 |
| 61 | Boone County | $143 | 0.534% | $169,300 |
| 62 | Crawford County | $143 | 0.532% | $170,000 |
| 63 | Garland County | $142 | 0.519% | $176,400 |
| 64 | Miller County | $142 | 0.618% | $148,200 |
| 65 | Pope County | $142 | 0.568% | $161,700 |
| 66 | Crittenden County | $140 | 0.602% | $155,100 |
| 67 | Carroll County | $137 | 0.526% | $186,300 |
| 68 | Sebastian County | $128 | 0.651% | $166,000 |
| 69 | Craighead County | $128 | 0.546% | $198,700 |
| 70 | Lonoke County | $120 | 0.640% | $184,100 |
| 71 | Faulkner County | $118 | 0.568% | $211,300 |
| 72 | Saline County | $107 | 0.631% | $211,700 |
| 73 | Washington County | $96 | 0.551% | $266,000 |
| 74 | Pulaski County | $88 | 0.783% | $199,600 |
| 75 | Benton County | $74 | 0.607% | $285,100 |
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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