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State data • Updated March 2026

Arkansas rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Arkansas cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Arkansas at a glance

$1,315Median city rent (ZORI)
4.4%Unemployment
1,295Permits / month
19Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Arkansas cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Lowell $1,909
Bella Vista $1,889 +6.0%
Pea Ridge $1,854
Farmington $1,739 +1.7%
Fayetteville $1,711 +2.6%
Elkins $1,700
Centerton $1,661 +0.7%
Bentonville $1,598 +3.5%
Johnson $1,567
Springdale $1,513 +1.7%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Fort Smith $1,008 +3.3%
North Little Rock $1,081 +2.5%
Little Rock $1,189 +3.0%
Conway $1,297 +0.0%
Jonesboro $1,382 +2.3%
Rogers $1,488 +3.9%
Springdale $1,513 +1.7%
Bentonville $1,598 +3.5%
Fayetteville $1,711 +2.6%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Arkansas cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Arkansas

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