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Arkansas rankings · Cost of living

Most affordable towns in Arkansas

Lonoke ranks first on cost of living among Arkansas’ 123 towns of 2,500+; 32 of the 123 grade A− or better on cost of living nationally.

The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). How grades work

#1

Lonoke

Lonoke County · 4,299 people
A+

Cost of living grade, homes cost 3.0 years of area income·Overall D · #81 of 123 in AR

#2

Huntsville

Madison County · 3,576 people
A+

Cost of living grade, homes cost 3.2 years of area income·Overall C · #54 of 123 in AR

#3

Landmark

unincorporated, Pulaski County · 3,948 people
A+

Cost of living grade, homes cost 2.3 years of area income·Overall C · #53 of 123 in AR

All 123 towns

Cost of living grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

123 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeHome price · overall
1LonokeLonoke County · 4,299 peopleA+3.0 years of area income·Overall D · #81 of 123
2HuntsvilleMadison County · 3,576 peopleA+3.2 years of area income·Overall C · #54 of 123
3Landmarkunincorporated, Pulaski County · 3,948 peopleA+2.3 years of area income·Overall C · #53 of 123
4ParisLogan County · 3,357 peopleA+2.7 years of area income·Overall C+ · #41 of 123
5CorningClay County · 3,065 peopleA+2.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #34 of 123
6Salemunincorporated, Saline County · 2,642 peopleA3.6 years of area income·Overall A+ · #1 of 123
7GravetteBenton County · 3,889 peopleA4.4 years of area income·Overall B+ · #15 of 123
8MalvernHot Spring County · 11,144 peopleA2.5 years of area income·Overall D · #80 of 123
9AshdownLittle River County · 4,135 peopleA2.9 years of area income·Overall D · #86 of 123
10AtkinsPope County · 2,868 peopleA3.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #37 of 123
11ManilaMississippi County · 3,773 peopleA3.9 years of area income·Overall C+ · #44 of 123
12MagnoliaColumbia County · 10,660 peopleA2.5 years of area income·Overall C · #63 of 123
13BoonevilleLogan County · 3,836 peopleA1.9 years of area income·Overall C− · #65 of 123
14MenaPolk County · 5,607 peopleA4.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #36 of 123
15Gibsonunincorporated, Pulaski County · 4,167 peopleA−2.3 years of area income·Overall C+ · #35 of 123
16TrumannPoinsett County · 7,527 peopleA−2.4 years of area income·Overall D− · #98 of 123
17CharlestonFranklin County · 2,760 peopleA−3.5 years of area income·Overall B− · #29 of 123
18BeebeWhite County · 9,377 peopleA−3.9 years of area income·Overall C+ · #43 of 123
19ElkinsWashington County · 4,184 peopleA−3.5 years of area income·Overall A− · #10 of 123
20OzarkFranklin County · 3,628 peopleA−3.0 years of area income·Overall C− · #64 of 123
21PiggottClay County · 3,508 peopleA−2.7 years of area income·Overall C · #60 of 123
22PottsvillePope County · 3,326 peopleA−3.9 years of area income·Overall A− · #13 of 123
23GentryBenton County · 4,899 peopleA−3.7 years of area income·Overall B · #20 of 123
24SouthsideIndependence County · 4,274 peopleA−2.7 years of area income·Overall C+ · #38 of 123
25Siloam SpringsBenton County · 21,298 peopleA−3.5 years of area income·Overall B− · #28 of 123
26GosnellMississippi County · 2,663 peopleA−1.9 years of area income·Overall C · #49 of 123
27Green ForestCarroll County · 3,246 peopleA−3.9 years of area income·Overall C− · #69 of 123
28PocahontasRandolph County · 7,622 peopleA−2.8 years of area income·Overall D · #92 of 123
29West MemphisCrittenden County · 23,336 peopleA−2.0 years of area income·Overall D− · #105 of 123
30AlexanderSaline County · 3,801 peopleA−4.2 years of area income·Overall C · #59 of 123
31LavacaSebastian County · 2,528 peopleA−3.6 years of area income·Overall B · #23 of 123
32Horseshoe BendIzard County · 2,623 peopleA−3.2 years of area income·Overall D · #94 of 123
33CamdenOuachita County · 10,127 peopleB+2.1 years of area income·Overall D− · #111 of 123
34De QueenSevier County · 6,045 peopleB+3.4 years of area income·Overall C · #47 of 123
35LowellBenton County · 12,184 peopleB+4.3 years of area income·Overall A · #8 of 123
36DeWittArkansas County · 2,791 peopleB+2.3 years of area income·Overall D · #82 of 123
37North Crossettunincorporated, Ashley County · 2,556 peopleB+1.6 years of area income·Overall D− · #101 of 123
38HaskellSaline County · 4,362 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall A− · #11 of 123
39GreenwoodSebastian County · 9,793 peopleB+4.1 years of area income·Overall A− · #12 of 123
40FordyceDallas County · 3,141 peopleB+2.7 years of area income·Overall D− · #106 of 123
41SpringdaleWashington County · 90,685 peopleB+4.1 years of area income·Overall C · #61 of 123
42HoxieLawrence County · 2,568 peopleB+2.4 years of area income·Overall D · #95 of 123
43OsceolaMississippi County · 6,450 peopleB+1.9 years of area income·Overall D− · #113 of 123
44SheridanGrant County · 5,406 peopleB+3.4 years of area income·Overall C · #51 of 123
45Mountain ViewStone County · 2,940 peopleB+4.9 years of area income·Overall C− · #72 of 123
46PrescottNevada County · 2,949 peopleB+1.5 years of area income·Overall D− · #103 of 123
47Van BurenCrawford County · 24,556 peopleB+3.6 years of area income·Overall C · #62 of 123
48BryantSaline County · 22,815 peopleB+3.8 years of area income·Overall B+ · #14 of 123
49WardLonoke County · 7,258 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall C+ · #40 of 123
50MorriltonConway County · 7,195 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall D · #85 of 123
51Prairie GroveWashington County · 8,998 peopleB+3.9 years of area income·Overall B · #21 of 123
52ClintonVan Buren County · 2,511 peopleB+3.4 years of area income·Overall C− · #70 of 123
53Pine BluffJefferson County · 38,213 peopleB+1.3 years of area income·Overall D− · #117 of 123
54BatesvilleIndependence County · 11,860 peopleB+3.1 years of area income·Overall C− · #71 of 123
55JacksonvillePulaski County · 29,460 peopleB+2.6 years of area income·Overall D− · #108 of 123
56Lake CityCraighead County · 2,796 peopleB2.9 years of area income·Overall C · #48 of 123
57WarrenBradley County · 5,146 peopleB2.5 years of area income·Overall D · #97 of 123
58Heber SpringsCleburne County · 7,323 peopleB4.5 years of area income·Overall C− · #66 of 123
59East Endunincorporated, Saline County · 6,912 peopleB3.3 years of area income·Overall C · #57 of 123
60Walnut RidgeLawrence County · 5,478 peopleB3.1 years of area income·Overall D · #87 of 123
61El DoradoUnion County · 16,609 peopleB2.4 years of area income·Overall D · #88 of 123
62Pineyunincorporated, Garland County · 4,458 peopleB2.4 years of area income·Overall D · #75 of 123
63Bella VistaBenton County · 34,518 peopleB4.4 years of area income·Overall A · #4 of 123
64SherwoodPulaski County · 33,620 peopleB3.6 years of area income·Overall C · #46 of 123
65BarlingSebastian County · 5,452 peopleB3.4 years of area income·Overall C · #56 of 123
66Bald KnobWhite County · 2,548 peopleB3.0 years of area income·Overall D · #89 of 123
67DardanelleYell County · 4,521 peopleB3.1 years of area income·Overall C · #45 of 123
68RussellvillePope County · 29,521 peopleB3.8 years of area income·Overall C− · #67 of 123
69HopeHempstead County · 8,445 peopleB2.5 years of area income·Overall D− · #112 of 123
70WaldronScott County · 3,387 peopleB3.4 years of area income·Overall D− · #100 of 123
71BlythevilleMississippi County · 12,227 peopleB1.9 years of area income·Overall D− · #115 of 123
72WynneCross County · 7,884 peopleB2.8 years of area income·Overall D− · #107 of 123
73Shannon HillsSaline County · 4,829 peopleB2.9 years of area income·Overall B− · #33 of 123
74AustinLonoke County · 4,017 peopleB3.7 years of area income·Overall A · #9 of 123
75CabotLonoke County · 27,711 peopleB3.7 years of area income·Overall B− · #32 of 123
76HarrisonBoone County · 13,802 peopleB4.3 years of area income·Overall C+ · #39 of 123
77JohnsonWashington County · 3,684 peopleB4.2 years of area income·Overall B+ · #17 of 123
78Fort SmithSebastian County · 90,855 peopleB3.3 years of area income·Overall D · #78 of 123
79HighfillBenton County · 3,676 peopleB3.4 years of area income·Overall A+ · #2 of 123
80BentonSaline County · 38,898 peopleB3.6 years of area income·Overall B− · #31 of 123
81BonoCraighead County · 2,858 peopleB3.6 years of area income·Overall D · #77 of 123
82RogersBenton County · 76,956 peopleB4.7 years of area income·Overall B · #22 of 123
83CrossettAshley County · 4,454 peopleB1.9 years of area income·Overall D− · #116 of 123
84ArkadelphiaClark County · 9,916 peopleB3.5 years of area income·Overall C− · #68 of 123
85StuttgartArkansas County · 7,525 peopleB2.3 years of area income·Overall D− · #110 of 123
86ParagouldGreene County · 31,135 peopleB3.4 years of area income·Overall D · #96 of 123
87FarmingtonWashington County · 10,658 peopleB−4.1 years of area income·Overall A · #7 of 123
88Cherokee VillageSharp County · 4,981 peopleB−3.3 years of area income·Overall C · #58 of 123
89Hot SpringsGarland County · 37,979 peopleB−4.2 years of area income·Overall D · #90 of 123
90DumasDesha County · 3,476 peopleB−2.8 years of area income·Overall D− · #121 of 123
91NashvilleHoward County · 3,945 peopleB−4.0 years of area income·Overall D · #84 of 123
92MarionCrittenden County · 13,378 peopleB−3.6 years of area income·Overall D · #79 of 123
93NewportJackson County · 8,193 peopleB−2.1 years of area income·Overall D− · #114 of 123
94BrooklandCraighead County · 4,697 peopleB−4.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #42 of 123
95Pea RidgeBenton County · 11,233 peopleB−4.2 years of area income·Overall B+ · #16 of 123
96Helena-West HelenaPhillips County · 8,216 peopleB−0.9 years of area income·Overall D− · #120 of 123
97Forrest CitySt. Francis County · 12,308 peopleB−1.6 years of area income·Overall D− · #122 of 123
98North Little RockPulaski County · 65,120 peopleB−2.5 years of area income·Overall D− · #102 of 123
99TexarkanaMiller County · 29,123 peopleB−2.9 years of area income·Overall D− · #118 of 123
100CentertonBenton County · 27,176 peopleB−4.2 years of area income·Overall A+ · #3 of 123
101BerryvilleCarroll County · 5,813 peopleB−4.5 years of area income·Overall D− · #99 of 123
102GreenbrierFaulkner County · 6,645 peopleB−4.2 years of area income·Overall B · #19 of 123
103MonticelloDrew County · 8,269 peopleC+3.7 years of area income·Overall D− · #104 of 123
104McGeheeDesha County · 3,389 peopleC+2.3 years of area income·Overall D− · #119 of 123
105MaumellePulaski County · 19,780 peopleC+4.6 years of area income·Overall B · #24 of 123
106ConwayFaulkner County · 72,328 peopleC+3.7 years of area income·Overall C · #52 of 123
107FayettevilleWashington County · 106,623 peopleC+4.6 years of area income·Overall B− · #26 of 123
108SearcyWhite County · 24,351 peopleC+4.0 years of area income·Overall D · #76 of 123
109Elm SpringsWashington County · 2,852 peopleC+7.7 years of area income·Overall B− · #30 of 123
110ViloniaFaulkner County · 4,894 peopleC+4.0 years of area income·Overall B · #25 of 123
111MariannaLee County · 3,253 peopleC+2.7 years of area income·Overall D− · #123 of 123
112Mountain HomeBaxter County · 13,373 peopleC+4.9 years of area income·Overall C− · #74 of 123
113White HallJefferson County · 5,532 peopleC+2.6 years of area income·Overall C · #55 of 123
114ClarksvilleJohnson County · 9,632 peopleC+4.0 years of area income·Overall D · #93 of 123
115AlmaCrawford County · 6,071 peopleC+4.3 years of area income·Overall D · #83 of 123
116BentonvilleBenton County · 63,057 peopleC+6.0 years of area income·Overall A · #6 of 123
117JonesboroCraighead County · 83,296 peopleC+4.0 years of area income·Overall D− · #109 of 123
118Little FlockBenton County · 3,039 peopleC+6.2 years of area income·Overall B− · #27 of 123
119Little RockPulaski County · 206,427 peopleC3.3 years of area income·Overall D · #91 of 123
120TontitownWashington County · 8,046 peopleC5.3 years of area income·Overall B · #18 of 123
121Rockwellunincorporated, Garland County · 3,986 peopleC5.1 years of area income·Overall C− · #73 of 123
122Hot Springs Villageunincorporated, Garland County · 16,327 peopleC5.4 years of area income·Overall C · #50 of 123
123Cave SpringsBenton County · 6,701 peopleC−7.0 years of area income·Overall A · #5 of 123
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What is the most affordable town in Arkansas?

Lonoke (Lonoke County) ranks first on cost of living among 123 towns, with an A+; Huntsville and Landmark follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

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