Median gross rent in Arkansas
At $856, the median gross rent in Arkansas is 34% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 50 of 52, with Benton County the highest county at $1,113.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | $1,113 | 286,528 residents |
| 2 | Pulaski County | $985 | 398,322 residents |
| 3 | Saline County | $948 | 123,988 residents |
| 4 | Lonoke County | $944 | 74,292 residents |
| 5 | Washington County | $935 | 247,331 residents |
| 6 | Faulkner County | $931 | 124,611 residents |
| 7 | Garland County | $913 | 100,021 residents |
| 8 | Craighead County | $870 | 111,038 residents |
| 9 | Cleburne County | $844 | 24,948 residents |
| 10 | Crittenden County | $831 | 47,945 residents |
| 11 | Miller County | $831 | 42,682 residents |
| 12 | Jefferson County | $820 | 66,934 residents |
| 13 | Cross County | $815 | 16,827 residents |
| 14 | Baxter County | $810 | 41,801 residents |
| 15 | Pope County | $810 | 63,475 residents |
| 16 | Calhoun County | $808 | 4,773 residents |
| 17 | Greene County | $808 | 45,954 residents |
| 18 | Sebastian County | $805 | 128,184 residents |
| 19 | Grant County | $802 | 18,022 residents |
| 20 | White County | $793 | 77,118 residents |
| 21 | Crawford County | $789 | 60,593 residents |
| 22 | Union County | $775 | 38,815 residents |
| 23 | Independence County | $774 | 37,910 residents |
| 24 | Nevada County | $773 | 8,292 residents |
| 25 | Hempstead County | $764 | 20,037 residents |
| 26 | Carroll County | $751 | 28,362 residents |
| 27 | Mississippi County | $750 | 40,361 residents |
| 28 | Arkansas County | $749 | 17,024 residents |
| 29 | Marion County | $749 | 16,905 residents |
| 30 | St. Francis County | $748 | 23,138 residents |
| 31 | Howard County | $732 | 12,779 residents |
| 32 | Polk County | $730 | 19,384 residents |
| 33 | Ouachita County | $723 | 22,606 residents |
| 34 | Phillips County | $719 | 16,373 residents |
| 35 | Madison County | $718 | 16,737 residents |
| 36 | Perry County | $716 | 10,055 residents |
| 37 | Van Buren County | $716 | 15,900 residents |
| 38 | Hot Spring County | $713 | 33,129 residents |
| 39 | Johnson County | $710 | 25,925 residents |
| 40 | Drew County | $708 | 17,309 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).