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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
97.2
2Woodruff County, AR
96.3
3Monroe County, AR
95.8
4Ashley County, AR
94.4
5Lee County, AR
93.4
6Dallas County, AR
93.3
7Bradley County, AR
93
8Fulton County, AR
92.5
9Izard County, AR
91.2
10Chicot County, AR
90.8

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
97.2
64.2
2Woodruff County, AR
96.3
57.6
3Monroe County, AR
95.8
49.1
4Ashley County, AR
94.4
46.7
5Lee County, AR
93.4
42.1
6Dallas County, AR
93.3
57.6
7Bradley County, AR
93
53.9
8Fulton County, AR
92.5
51.4
9Izard County, AR
91.2
56.4
10Chicot County, AR
90.8
50.6
11Jackson County, AR
90.8
42.4
12Newton County, AR
90.8
65.3
13Randolph County, AR
90.8
51
14Pike County, AR
90.7
62.4
15Polk County, AR
89.4
51.5
16Cleveland County, AR
89.3
53.3
17Lafayette County, AR
89.3
46.5
18Sharp County, AR
89.3
65.6
19Stone County, AR
88.4
57.5
20Poinsett County, AR
88.3
43.7
21Yell County, AR
88
50.9
22Clay County, AR
87.5
55.7
23Howard County, AR
87.5
53.6
24Desha County, AR
87.3
47.4
25Montgomery County, AR
87.1
63.3
26Lawrence County, AR
86.9
51.8
27Perry County, AR
86.8
56.4
28Scott County, AR
86.7
49.2
29Madison County, AR
86.2
57.2
30Sevier County, AR
86.2
50.4
31Prairie County, AR
86
51.1
32Lincoln County, AR
85.7
52.8
33Ouachita County, AR
84.3
47
34Logan County, AR
84.1
48.5
35Columbia County, AR
84
49
36Franklin County, AR
83.9
52.4
37Van Buren County, AR
83.5
56.7
38Conway County, AR
83.1
49.5
39Johnson County, AR
82.8
52.7
40Drew County, AR
82.7
47.2
41Phillips County, AR
82.1
37.8
42Hempstead County, AR
79.5
43.1
43Marion County, AR
78.5
48.3
44Clark County, AR
77.3
43.8
45Calhoun County, AR
75.8
55.4
46Hot Spring County, AR
73.7
51.1
47Little River County, AR
73.3
52.3
48St. Francis County, AR
73.2
36.9
49Boone County, AR
72.9
53.2
50Grant County, AR
71.8
56.2
51Nevada County, AR
71.3
52.1
52Cross County, AR
68.3
41.4
53Carroll County, AR
66.2
45.1
54Mississippi County, AR
65.9
38.3
55Arkansas County, AR
65.5
37.4
56Union County, AR
64.7
40
57Independence County, AR
63.5
45
58Baxter County, AR
63.4
44.5
59Cleburne County, AR
63
48.2
60Jefferson County, AR
61.8
33.8
61Miller County, AR
61.2
34.6
62White County, AR
60
41.7
63Crawford County, AR
57.6
43.8
64Pope County, AR
56.4
44.9
65Greene County, AR
51.7
41.3
66Sebastian County, AR
50.5
35.1
67Garland County, AR
48
38.6
68Crittenden County, AR
45
32.3
69Craighead County, AR
38
38.9
70Lonoke County, AR
30.6
40.2
71Saline County, AR
29.8
44
72Faulkner County, AR
29.7
40
73Pulaski County, AR
26
29.1
74Washington County, AR
24.4
37.2
75Benton County, AR
15.9
38.7

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