Average Rent in Arkansas (2027) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Arkansas is $1,061 per month by HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $909 to $1,301 across 68 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Arkansas's typical two-bedroom FMR moved -0.6% versus FY 2026).
All 68 Arkansas FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 10 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2026" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,095 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | $1,981 | +2.1% |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA Metro 3 countiesBenton County · Madison County · Washington County | $916 | $1,056 | $1,256 | $1,739 | $2,099 | -6.8% |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 5 countiesFaulkner County · Lonoke County · Perry County · Pulaski County · Saline County | $964 | $969 | $1,121 | $1,504 | $1,810 | -2.3% |
| Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $839 | $874 | $1,118 | $1,403 | $1,683 | +1.5% |
| Hot Springs, AR MSA Metro | $858 | $863 | $1,110 | $1,424 | $1,599 | +1.8% |
| Calhoun County, AR Non-metro | $771 | $829 | $1,084 | $1,292 | $1,520 | +7.2% |
| Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $889 | $895 | $1,079 | $1,418 | $1,424 | +3.8% |
| Carroll County, AR Non-metro | $700 | $768 | $1,005 | $1,199 | $1,409 | +5.3% |
| Cleburne County, AR Non-metro | $694 | $762 | $997 | $1,290 | $1,355 | +4.4% |
| Baxter County, AR Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | +3.2% |
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA Metro 2 countiesCrawford County · Sebastian County | $741 | $748 | $979 | $1,324 | $1,625 | +4.5% |
| Union County, AR Non-metro | $734 | $739 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,349 | +4.2% |
| Nevada County, AR Non-metro | $680 | $731 | $956 | $1,139 | $1,340 | +4.9% |
| Jefferson County, AR Non-metro | $782 | $787 | $955 | $1,239 | $1,266 | +1.9% |
| Pope County, AR Non-metro | $674 | $725 | $948 | $1,278 | $1,283 | +1.1% |
| White County, AR Non-metro | $674 | $779 | $948 | $1,238 | $1,246 | +7.7% |
| Columbia County, AR Non-metro | $673 | $724 | $947 | $1,165 | $1,245 | +4.9% |
| St. Francis County, AR Non-metro | $671 | $722 | $944 | $1,149 | $1,282 | +2.3% |
| Arkansas County, AR Non-metro | $670 | $737 | $942 | $1,181 | $1,575 | +2.2% |
| Greene County, AR Non-metro | $665 | $783 | $935 | $1,287 | $1,563 | +3.3% |
| Independence County, AR Non-metro | $664 | $740 | $934 | $1,221 | $1,228 | +4.8% |
| Clark County, AR Non-metro | $711 | $716 | $928 | $1,240 | $1,312 | +5.5% |
| Hot Spring County, AR Non-metro | $638 | $700 | $916 | $1,174 | $1,284 | +4.1% |
| Stone County, AR Non-metro | $651 | $700 | $916 | $1,268 | $1,284 | +0.8% |
| Marion County, AR Non-metro | $650 | $734 | $915 | $1,151 | $1,283 | +0.8% |
| Ashley County, AR Non-metro | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Boone County, AR Non-metro | $633 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,354 | +3.3% |
| Bradley County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,091 | $1,477 | +3.3% |
| Chicot County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Clay County, AR Non-metro | $676 | $695 | $909 | $1,205 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Cleveland County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,170 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Conway County, AR Non-metro | $633 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Cross County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Dallas County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,087 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Desha County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $700 | $909 | $1,217 | $1,329 | +3.3% |
| Drew County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | -1.9% |
| Franklin County, AR Non-metro | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,140 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Fulton County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $835 | $909 | $1,195 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Grant County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $802 | $805 | $909 | $1,196 | $1,468 | -6.1% |
| Hempstead County, AR Non-metro | $679 | $835 | $909 | $1,224 | $1,313 | +0.1% |
| Howard County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,084 | $1,195 | +2.9% |
| Izard County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Jackson County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,172 | $1,195 | +3.3% |
| Johnson County, AR Non-metro | $647 | $695 | $909 | $1,136 | $1,274 | +2.8% |
| Lafayette County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Lawrence County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Lee County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Lincoln County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $688 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,374 | +3.3% |
| Logan County, AR Non-metro | $642 | $835 | $909 | $1,197 | $1,518 | +3.3% |
| Mississippi County, AR Non-metro | $633 | $695 | $909 | $1,173 | $1,259 | +3.3% |
| Monroe County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Montgomery County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $835 | $909 | $1,183 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Newton County, AR Non-metro | $645 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,519 | +3.3% |
| Ouachita County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $721 | $909 | $1,192 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Phillips County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,367 | +3.3% |
| Pike County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $835 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,302 | +3.3% |
| Poinsett County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +3.3% |
| Polk County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $759 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,232 | +1.3% |
| Prairie County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Randolph County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Scott County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Searcy County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $701 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Sevier County, AR Non-metro | $633 | $695 | $909 | $1,121 | $1,240 | +3.3% |
| Sharp County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,493 | +3.3% |
| Van Buren County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $727 | $909 | $1,258 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Woodruff County, AR Non-metro | $646 | $835 | $909 | $1,194 | $1,274 | +3.3% |
| Yell County, AR Non-metro | $728 | $733 | $909 | $1,240 | $1,350 | +3.3% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file, published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-09-01. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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