Rents are 3% below what Maumelle'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 $1,398 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 Maumelle is 1% below its high of $1,412 in April 2025, at $1,398 as of September 2026.
Rent in Maumelle changed +0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 24 Arkansas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.7%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,333) is $2,583 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,720).
Little Rock, 9 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,184/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Maumelle. 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
Maumelle, AR is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 50.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Maumelle, AR has changed in 5 years
Rent in Maumelle, AR has climbed 7.8% since 2023, going from about $1,297 per month to roughly $1,398 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $83,104 in 2021 to $103,333 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 16.5 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 19,070 to 19,373 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.6% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 43.4% to 50.3%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Maumelle, AR market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Maumelle is $1,398/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,090/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $940/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,450/mo.
At 16% of local median household income ($103,333/yr), Maumelle ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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