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Cost of Living · Arkansas

Most Affordable Counties in Arkansas 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Arkansas

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Searcy County, AR
96.8
2Montgomery County, AR
95.7
3Stone County, AR
95.2
4Dallas County, AR
94.9
5Chicot County, AR
94.4
6Lee County, AR
94.2
7Izard County, AR
94
8Woodruff County, AR
93.8
9Monroe County, AR
93.2
10Bradley County, AR
92.2

All Arkansas Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

75 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Searcy County, AR
96.8
64.6
2Montgomery County, AR
95.7
65.3
3Stone County, AR
95.2
59
4Dallas County, AR
94.9
56
5Chicot County, AR
94.4
51.8
6Lee County, AR
94.2
42.8
7Izard County, AR
94
57
8Woodruff County, AR
93.8
57.5
9Monroe County, AR
93.2
47.9
10Bradley County, AR
92.2
53.1
11Fulton County, AR
92.1
50.9
12Cleveland County, AR
91.9
55.4
13Randolph County, AR
91.9
51.1
14Ashley County, AR
90.7
45.7
15Newton County, AR
90.7
65.3
16Pike County, AR
90.6
61.2
17Lawrence County, AR
90.3
52.5
18Desha County, AR
90
48.4
19Poinsett County, AR
90
43.4
20Jackson County, AR
89.8
41.7
21Little River County, AR
89.5
55
22Polk County, AR
88.7
51.5
23Prairie County, AR
88.6
49.3
24Clay County, AR
88.1
56
25Scott County, AR
88
48.9
26Madison County, AR
87.9
57.9
27Lafayette County, AR
86.8
44.9
28Howard County, AR
86
54.5
29Lincoln County, AR
85.3
52.6
30Columbia County, AR
85.2
49.7
31Calhoun County, AR
85
57.6
32Van Buren County, AR
84.9
58.3
33Yell County, AR
84.2
50.4
34Sevier County, AR
84
50.4
35Phillips County, AR
83.1
35.3
36Johnson County, AR
82.8
53.1
37Franklin County, AR
82.7
52.3
38Drew County, AR
82.6
46.6
39Perry County, AR
81.5
54.7
40Conway County, AR
81.4
48.3
41Logan County, AR
80.8
48.2
42Marion County, AR
80.8
50
43Ouachita County, AR
79.8
45.5
44Sharp County, AR
79.8
63.8
45Hot Spring County, AR
77.6
52.1
46Hempstead County, AR
76.3
40.8
47Cross County, AR
75
43.4
48Boone County, AR
74.5
53.7
49St. Francis County, AR
74.2
38.6
50Clark County, AR
73.1
42.7
51Grant County, AR
72.7
55.7
52Nevada County, AR
70.4
52.8
53Mississippi County, AR
66.9
38.6
54Baxter County, AR
64.1
44.3
55Carroll County, AR
63.9
45
56Arkansas County, AR
63.8
35.9
57Miller County, AR
63.8
34.7
58Cleburne County, AR
62.5
47.8
59Jefferson County, AR
62.3
33.1
60Union County, AR
61.8
39.6
61White County, AR
61.5
42
62Independence County, AR
60
44.1
63Crawford County, AR
59.8
44.1
64Pope County, AR
59.6
45.6
65Sebastian County, AR
50.4
35.1
66Greene County, AR
50
40.6
67Garland County, AR
48.9
39.1
68Crittenden County, AR
46
31.7
69Craighead County, AR
38
38.8
70Lonoke County, AR
29.9
39.9
71Saline County, AR
29.9
44
72Faulkner County, AR
29.8
40.4
73Pulaski County, AR
25.6
29
74Washington County, AR
22.7
37.3
75Benton County, AR
15.1
39

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