Income needed to buy a home
Every county in Arkansas
In the middle county, Van Buren County, the typical home takes $55,148 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 34 of 74 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips County | $50,311 | $390 | $16,696 | $40,134 | Room to spare |
| Woodruff County | $86,149 | $647 | $27,708 | $48,158 | Comfortable |
| Jefferson County | $85,684 | $654 | $28,039 | $51,096 | Comfortable |
| St. Francis County | $88,525 | $665 | $28,482 | $42,574 | Comfortable |
| Ashley County | $89,495 | $675 | $28,935 | $44,266 | Comfortable |
| Monroe County | $94,389 | $682 | $29,209 | $43,214 | Comfortable |
| Lafayette County | $94,586 | $703 | $30,118 | $41,278 | Within reach |
| Jackson County | $98,001 | $737 | $31,604 | $44,218 | Within reach |
| Chicot County | $98,295 | $743 | $31,843 | $39,045 | Within reach |
| Lee County | $101,900 | $745 | $31,908 | $34,375 | Right at the edge |
| Ouachita County | $103,343 | $763 | $32,707 | $49,268 | Comfortable |
| Desha County | $101,213 | $769 | $32,958 | $37,662 | Within reach |
| Bradley County | $106,572 | $804 | $34,475 | $41,476 | Within reach |
| Dallas County | $117,533 | $885 | $37,933 | $42,500 | Within reach |
| Mississippi County | $118,190 | $886 | $37,980 | $52,548 | Within reach |
| Hempstead County | $128,581 | $965 | $41,370 | $46,787 | Within reach |
| Arkansas County | $130,340 | $987 | $42,280 | $53,164 | Within reach |
| Clay County | $132,252 | $990 | $42,437 | $51,481 | Within reach |
| Lawrence County | $136,213 | $1,004 | $43,032 | $44,882 | Right at the edge |
| Union County | $133,266 | $1,010 | $43,281 | $55,259 | Within reach |
| Poinsett County | $135,504 | $1,023 | $43,844 | $46,707 | Right at the edge |
| Calhoun County | $138,401 | $1,029 | $44,079 | $66,809 | Comfortable |
| Lincoln County | $136,705 | $1,031 | $44,193 | $51,778 | Within reach |
| Columbia County | $141,994 | $1,064 | $45,589 | $55,334 | Within reach |
| Randolph County | $145,880 | $1,088 | $46,644 | $50,911 | Right at the edge |
| Cross County | $152,152 | $1,154 | $49,459 | $50,863 | Right at the edge |
| Sharp County | $154,154 | $1,160 | $49,697 | $44,637 | A stretch |
| Little River County | $159,677 | $1,198 | $51,323 | $53,344 | Right at the edge |
| Prairie County | $158,674 | $1,203 | $51,539 | $51,646 | Right at the edge |
| Drew County | $161,147 | $1,216 | $52,101 | $42,824 | A stretch |
| Howard County | $163,114 | $1,221 | $52,340 | $45,603 | A stretch |
| Clark County | $165,465 | $1,240 | $53,142 | $52,034 | Right at the edge |
| Cleveland County | $165,263 | $1,248 | $53,496 | $54,794 | Right at the edge |
| Hot Spring County | $165,205 | $1,254 | $53,761 | $55,405 | Right at the edge |
| Yell County | $169,588 | $1,259 | $53,945 | $55,934 | Right at the edge |
| Logan County | $169,076 | $1,269 | $54,374 | $58,555 | Right at the edge |
| Scott County | $172,824 | $1,281 | $54,907 | $43,270 | A stretch |
| Van Buren County | $172,016 | $1,287 | $55,148 | $50,354 | Right at the edge |
| Miller County | $169,738 | $1,287 | $55,175 | $48,836 | A stretch |
| Crittenden County | $168,186 | $1,289 | $55,223 | $55,358 | Right at the edge |
| Izard County | $174,880 | $1,317 | $56,422 | $49,405 | A stretch |
| Conway County | $176,699 | $1,335 | $57,217 | $54,187 | Right at the edge |
| Independence County | $179,623 | $1,352 | $57,959 | $56,609 | Right at the edge |
| Franklin County | $180,099 | $1,362 | $58,350 | $55,886 | Right at the edge |
| Sevier County | $184,975 | $1,384 | $59,302 | $53,527 | Right at the edge |
| Johnson County | $186,586 | $1,406 | $60,239 | $45,995 | A stretch |
| Searcy County | $188,534 | $1,408 | $60,336 | $44,426 | A stretch |
| Pike County | $186,036 | $1,415 | $60,626 | $49,269 | A stretch |
| Stone County | $194,215 | $1,437 | $61,592 | $40,943 | Far off |
| Polk County | $194,609 | $1,440 | $61,696 | $49,191 | A stretch |
| Perry County | $193,306 | $1,440 | $61,725 | $55,764 | Right at the edge |
| Fulton County | $192,858 | $1,443 | $61,823 | $42,241 | Far off |
| Greene County | $194,641 | $1,457 | $62,443 | $57,839 | Right at the edge |
| Sebastian County | $204,531 | $1,559 | $66,799 | $57,790 | A stretch |
| White County | $209,787 | $1,573 | $67,422 | $55,249 | A stretch |
| Montgomery County | $219,026 | $1,614 | $69,171 | $48,906 | A stretch |
| Pope County | $215,718 | $1,627 | $69,721 | $57,344 | A stretch |
| Pulaski County | $212,079 | $1,639 | $70,241 | $62,873 | A stretch |
| Grant County | $219,178 | $1,653 | $70,863 | $71,549 | Right at the edge |
| Craighead County | $219,048 | $1,656 | $70,961 | $59,548 | A stretch |
| Crawford County | $221,759 | $1,674 | $71,745 | $64,132 | A stretch |
| Marion County | $225,001 | $1,690 | $72,440 | $48,619 | Far off |
| Lonoke County | $230,182 | $1,746 | $74,823 | $72,828 | Right at the edge |
| Boone County | $236,481 | $1,782 | $76,372 | $55,143 | A stretch |
| Baxter County | $238,125 | $1,784 | $76,478 | $48,452 | Far off |
| Newton County | $238,688 | $1,788 | $76,608 | $48,986 | Far off |
| Garland County | $247,230 | $1,856 | $79,544 | $57,181 | A stretch |
| Faulkner County | $257,314 | $1,942 | $83,229 | $67,289 | A stretch |
| Saline County | $256,432 | $1,948 | $83,484 | $79,046 | Right at the edge |
| Cleburne County | $260,503 | $1,953 | $83,721 | $55,798 | Far off |
| Carroll County | $270,999 | $2,043 | $87,549 | $54,230 | Far off |
| Madison County | $277,510 | $2,046 | $87,700 | $56,798 | Far off |
| Washington County | $354,032 | $2,677 | $114,741 | $70,639 | Far off |
| Benton County | $385,753 | $2,924 | $125,297 | $93,506 | A stretch |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.