Rents are 6% below what Centerton's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,565 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Centerton is 0.6% below its high of $1,575 in June 2025, at $1,565 as of September 2026.
Rent in Centerton changed +0.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 24 Arkansas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.7%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($115,713) is $2,893 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,250).
Siloam Springs, 16 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,360/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Centerton. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Centerton, AR is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 42.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Centerton, AR has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Centerton, AR has shifted from $1,375 to $1,565, up 13.8% since 2022. Household income in the area moved from $90,793 to $115,713 across the same window, up 27.4% versus 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Centerton, AR adding about 4,465 residents over the five-year window, up 25.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 29.7% to 34.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 35.4% to 42.2% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Centerton, AR look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Centerton is $1,565/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,070/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,390/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,160/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,950/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($115,713/yr), Centerton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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At $1,565/mo, rent takes ~16% of Centerton's median household income ($115,713/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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