Arkansas places ranked by rent burden
123 places in Arkansas have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Cotton Plant (83.0%), Coal Hill (82.8%), Hughes (82.3%).
Lowest figure: Bay (23.4%).
The figure for Arkansas as a whole is 44.8% (±0.8 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Arkansas as a whole
- 44.8% (±0.8 points)
- Places ranked
- 123
Arkansas places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Plant | Woodruff County | 83.0% (±18.7 points) |
| 2 | Coal Hill | Johnson County | 82.8% (±32.4 points) |
| 3 | Hughes | St. Francis County | 82.3% (±31.8 points) |
| 4 | Dierks | Howard County | 80.0% (±37.4 points) |
| 5 | Glenwood | Pike County | 79.5% (±21.0 points) |
| 6 | Hazen | Prairie County | 77.6% (±22.3 points) |
| 7 | East Camden | Ouachita County | 77.5% (±28.7 points) |
| 8 | Prescott | Nevada County | 76.5% (±30.0 points) |
| 9 | Marianna | Lee County | 76.0% (±16.9 points) |
| 10 | Kensett | White County | 72.6% (±16.8 points) |
| 11 | Sheridan | Grant County | 72.1% (±18.5 points) |
| 12 | Jasper | Newton County | 71.6% (±24.2 points) |
| 13 | Lamar | Johnson County | 71.3% (±27.3 points) |
| 14 | Fairfield Bay | Van Buren County | 71.0% (±25.4 points) |
| 15 | McRae | White County | 68.6% (±31.6 points) |
| 16 | Mount Ida | Montgomery County | 66.8% (±22.1 points) |
| 17 | Luxora | Mississippi County | 66.7% (±29.4 points) |
| 18 | Norfork | Baxter County | 66.4% (±22.0 points) |
| 19 | Cotter | Baxter County | 64.3% (±22.0 points) |
| 20 | Clinton | Van Buren County | 63.7% (±23.4 points) |
| 21 | Helena-West Helena | Phillips County | 63.4% (±12.5 points) |
| 22 | Bald Knob | White County | 63.2% (±19.6 points) |
| 23 | Hope | Hempstead County | 60.9% (±16.8 points) |
| 24 | Forrest City | St. Francis County | 59.8% (±10.9 points) |
| 25 | DeWitt | Arkansas County | 59.7% (±14.6 points) |
| 26 | Mansfield | Sebastian County | 59.3% (±17.0 points) |
| 27 | Pottsville | Pope County | 59.2% (±24.5 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Blytheville | Mississippi County | 58.1% (±11.8 points) |
| 28 (tie) | McGehee | Desha County | 58.1% (±16.8 points) |
| 30 | Parkin | Cross County | 57.8% (±24.8 points) |
| 31 | McCrory | Woodruff County | 57.2% (±21.8 points) |
| 32 | Rector | Clay County | 57.0% (±24.7 points) |
| 33 | Warren | Bradley County | 56.7% (±15.4 points) |
| 34 | Mountain Home | Baxter County | 56.3% (±11.1 points) |
| 35 | Clarendon | Monroe County | 56.2% (±23.3 points) |
| 36 | Jonesboro | Craighead County | 54.1% (±5.6 points) |
| 37 | Berryville | Carroll County | 53.5% (±22.9 points) |
| 38 | Waldron | Scott County | 53.1% (±16.7 points) |
| 39 | Dover | Pope County | 52.9% (±19.1 points) |
| 40 | Pangburn | White County | 52.8% (±24.0 points) |
| 41 | Morrilton | Conway County | 52.7% (±13.5 points) |
| 42 | Harrisburg | Poinsett County | 52.6% (±15.8 points) |
| 43 | Trumann | Poinsett County | 52.3% (±14.4 points) |
| 44 | Crossett | Ashley County | 52.1% (±18.4 points) |
| 45 | Newport | Jackson County | 51.8% (±14.9 points) |
| 46 | Searcy | White County | 51.7% (±8.3 points) |
| 47 (tie) | Clarksville | Johnson County | 51.6% (±13.7 points) |
| 47 (tie) | Texarkana | Miller County | 51.6% (±6.3 points) |
| 49 | Bono | Craighead County | 51.4% (±20.1 points) |
| 50 | Harrison | Boone County | 51.2% (±11.8 points) |
| 51 | Diaz | Jackson County | 51.0% (±24.5 points) |
| 52 | Cave City | Sharp County | 50.8% (±18.2 points) |
| 53 | Perryville | Perry County | 50.7% (±19.0 points) |
| 54 | Ola | Yell County | 50.4% (±22.8 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Arkadelphia | Clark County | 50.3% (±10.5 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Ashdown | Little River County | 50.3% (±22.0 points) |
| 57 | Paragould | Greene County | 50.2% (±8.8 points) |
| 58 | Jacksonville | Pulaski County | 49.9% (±8.3 points) |
| 59 | Marked Tree | Poinsett County | 49.7% (±18.9 points) |
| 60 | Paris | Logan County | 49.6% (±20.5 points) |
| 61 (tie) | El Dorado | Union County | 49.5% (±9.1 points) |
| 61 (tie) | West Memphis | Crittenden County | 49.5% (±7.1 points) |
| 63 | Camden | Ouachita County | 49.4% (±12.1 points) |
| 64 (tie) | Cabot | Lonoke County | 49.2% (±9.2 points) |
| 64 (tie) | Fayetteville | Washington County | 49.2% (±3.4 points) |
| 66 (tie) | Des Arc | Prairie County | 49.1% (±22.8 points) |
| 66 (tie) | Hot Springs | Garland County | 49.1% (±6.5 points) |
| 68 | Little Rock | Pulaski County | 49.0% (±2.9 points) |
| 69 | Stuttgart | Arkansas County | 48.7% (±12.7 points) |
| 70 | Hot Springs Village | Garland County | 48.6% (±16.1 points) |
| 71 | Monticello | Drew County | 48.2% (±15.6 points) |
| 72 (tie) | Eureka Springs | Carroll County | 48.0% (±16.1 points) |
| 72 (tie) | Wynne | Cross County | 48.0% (±14.9 points) |
| 74 (tie) | North Little Rock | Pulaski County | 47.8% (±5.6 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Pocahontas | Randolph County | 47.8% (±13.5 points) |
| 76 | Nashville | Howard County | 47.4% (±16.4 points) |
| 77 (tie) | Conway | Faulkner County | 46.9% (±4.5 points) |
| 77 (tie) | Pine Bluff | Jefferson County | 46.9% (±5.9 points) |
| 79 | Marshall | Searcy County | 46.6% (±18.8 points) |
| 80 | Prairie Grove | Washington County | 46.0% (±16.6 points) |
| 81 | Earle | Crittenden County | 45.8% (±22.6 points) |
| 82 | Greenwood | Sebastian County | 45.7% (±13.0 points) |
| 83 (tie) | Brookland | Craighead County | 45.1% (±19.4 points) |
| 83 (tie) | Sherwood | Pulaski County | 45.1% (±10.0 points) |
| 85 | Heber Springs | Cleburne County | 45.0% (±13.6 points) |
| 86 | Rockwell | Garland County | 44.8% (±21.1 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Dumas | Desha County | 44.2% (±16.3 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Walnut Ridge | Lawrence County | 44.2% (±14.3 points) |
| 89 | Hoxie | Lawrence County | 44.1% (±17.6 points) |
| 90 | De Queen | Sevier County | 43.3% (±17.8 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Huntsville | Madison County | 43.1% (±17.3 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Quitman | Cleburne County | 43.1% (±19.6 points) |
| 93 | Osceola | Mississippi County | 43.0% (±14.1 points) |
| 94 | Russellville | Pope County | 42.6% (±6.9 points) |
| 95 | Siloam Springs | Benton County | 42.5% (±10.3 points) |
| 96 | Lake City | Craighead County | 42.4% (±16.8 points) |
| 97 | Fort Smith | Sebastian County | 42.1% (±3.9 points) |
| 98 | Van Buren | Crawford County | 41.5% (±8.5 points) |
| 99 | Benton | Saline County | 40.2% (±7.7 points) |
| 100 | Lepanto | Poinsett County | 39.7% (±17.8 points) |
| 101 | Springdale | Washington County | 38.5% (±4.5 points) |
| 102 | Flippin | Marion County | 38.0% (±15.0 points) |
| 103 | Batesville | Independence County | 37.9% (±10.1 points) |
| 104 | Ozark | Franklin County | 37.5% (±17.1 points) |
| 105 | Little Flock | Benton County | 36.7% (±14.5 points) |
| 106 | Alma | Crawford County | 36.5% (±15.4 points) |
| 107 | Rogers | Benton County | 36.4% (±4.9 points) |
| 108 | Dardanelle | Yell County | 36.2% (±14.3 points) |
| 109 | Marion | Crittenden County | 34.9% (±8.7 points) |
| 110 | Booneville | Logan County | 34.0% (±15.0 points) |
| 111 | Piggott | Clay County | 33.1% (±14.2 points) |
| 112 | Maumelle | Pulaski County | 32.9% (±14.1 points) |
| 113 | Piney | Garland County | 32.2% (±14.5 points) |
| 114 | Salem | Fulton County | 32.1% (±15.2 points) |
| 115 | Magnolia | Columbia County | 30.0% (±8.9 points) |
| 116 | Bella Vista | Benton County | 27.9% (±11.5 points) |
| 117 (tie) | Bentonville | Benton County | 27.7% (±4.3 points) |
| 117 (tie) | Bryant | Saline County | 27.7% (±9.8 points) |
| 119 | Centerton | Benton County | 27.5% (±9.6 points) |
| 120 | Malvern | Hot Spring County | 26.6% (±10.5 points) |
| 121 | Decatur | Benton County | 25.7% (±12.2 points) |
| 122 | Sulphur Rock | Independence County | 25.0% (±11.8 points) |
| 123 | Bay | Craighead County | 23.4% (±9.4 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
123 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Arkansas
Which place in Arkansas has the highest rent burden?
Cotton Plant has the highest, 83.0% (±18.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Arkansas has the lowest rent burden?
Bay has the lowest, 23.4% (±9.4 points).
What is the rent burden in Arkansas?
The figure for Arkansas as a whole is 44.8% (±0.8 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Arkansas
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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.
Figures last updated on .