What is the median rent in Elkins, AR?

Name: Median rent in Elkins, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Elkins, AR is $1,431 (±$138) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 176 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Elkins, the median gross rent went from $1,026 in 2015–2019 to $1,431 in 2020–2024 (+39.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,431 (±$138)
Rented homes: 176 (±68)
$2,000 or more: 5.7%
Since 2015–2019: +39.5%

How much rent costs in Elkins

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Elkins	Washington County	Arkansas	United States
Less than $500	10.8% (±17.8 points)	3.9%	10.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.8% (±14.1 points)	39.4%	45.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	39.2% (±23.3 points)	37.1%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.5% (±20.8 points)	13.8%	9.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±20.2 points)	3.5%	1.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±20.2 points)	0.9%	0.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.7% (±10.7 points)	1.4%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 39.2% of renting households.

5.7% of rented homes in Elkins cost $2,000 or more a month.

Elkins against Washington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elkins	Washington County	Arkansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,431 (±$138)	$1,071 (±$23)	$947 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	176 (±68)	41,075 (±1,188)	368,025 (±3,936)	42,849,984

In Elkins, median gross rent is higher than in Washington County ($1,071).

It is also higher than in Arkansas ($947).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Washington County, Elkins ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 7 of 403.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Elkins has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,026 (±$102)	$1,431 (±$138)	+39.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	24.6% (±6.6 points)	14.7% (±5.7 points)	−9.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±11.2 points)	40.6% (±28.7 points)	+40.6 percentage points	Measurable increase

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Elkins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elkins
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Elkins	—	$1,431 (±$138)	—
Goshen	6.0 mi	$1,068 (±$206)	Lower
Fayetteville	8.8 mi	$1,065 (±$31)	Lower
Greenland	9.5 mi	$1,150 (±$223)	Lower
West Fork	10 mi	$1,095 (±$202)	Lower
Johnson	12 mi	$1,104 (±$278)	Lower
Farmington	13 mi	$1,321 (±$186)	Not measurably different
Springdale	14 mi	$1,071 (±$35)	Lower
Prairie Grove	16 mi	$968 (±$204)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Goshen, AR ($1,068), Fayetteville, AR ($1,065), Greenland, AR ($1,150).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Elkins	$1,431 (±$138)
2	Tontitown	$1,346 (±$119)
3 (tie)	Elm Springs	$1,321 (±$509)
3 (tie)	Farmington	$1,321 (±$186)
5	Greenland	$1,150 (±$223)
6	Lincoln	$1,107 (±$59)
7	Johnson	$1,104 (±$278)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Washington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elkins

What is the average rent in Elkins, AR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Elkins is $1,431 (±$138) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Elkins?

In Elkins, the median gross rent went from $1,026 in 2015–2019 to $1,431 in 2020–2024 (+39.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Elkins cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.7% of rented homes in Elkins have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Elkins higher than in Washington County?

In Elkins, median gross rent is higher than in Washington County ($1,071).

It is also higher than in Arkansas ($947).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Elkins city, Arkansas (place:21190, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.