Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Arkansas

A typical customer service representative in Arkansas earns about $35,200 a year, which supports approximately $880 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Arkansas city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 3 of 38 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 35 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Morrilton, AR$800/mo27.3%affordable
Pine Bluff, AR$853/mo29.1%affordable
Batesville, AR$864/mo29.5%affordable
Russellville, AR$1,000/mo34.1%stretched
Van Buren, AR$1,019/mo34.7%stretched
Barling, AR$1,026/mo35%stretched
Fort Smith, AR$1,071/mo36.5%stretched
Paragould, AR$1,094/mo37.3%stretched
Jacksonville, AR$1,093/mo37.3%stretched
North Little Rock, AR$1,122/mo38.3%stretched
Austin, AR$1,123/mo38.3%stretched
Searcy, AR$1,125/mo38.4%stretched
Mountain Home, AR$1,183/mo40.3%rent-burdened
Greenwood, AR$1,200/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Little Rock, AR$1,220/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Texarkana, AR$1,239/mo42.2%rent-burdened
Ward, AR$1,255/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Maumelle, AR$1,293/mo44.1%rent-burdened
Hot Springs, AR$1,297/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Greenbrier, AR$1,308/mo44.6%rent-burdened
Johnson, AR$1,338/mo45.6%rent-burdened
Siloam Springs, AR$1,365/mo46.5%rent-burdened
Jonesboro, AR$1,381/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Conway, AR$1,431/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Cabot, AR$1,432/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Benton, AR$1,469/mo50.1%severely rent-burdened
Rogers, AR$1,473/mo50.2%severely rent-burdened
Sherwood, AR$1,498/mo51.1%severely rent-burdened
Springdale, AR$1,513/mo51.6%severely rent-burdened
Pea Ridge, AR$1,578/mo53.8%severely rent-burdened
Centerton, AR$1,585/mo54%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, AR$1,623/mo55.3%severely rent-burdened
Bentonville, AR$1,640/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
Prairie Grove, AR$1,707/mo58.2%severely rent-burdened
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,713/mo58.4%severely rent-burdened
Fayetteville, AR$1,720/mo58.6%severely rent-burdened
Gentry, AR$1,776/mo60.5%severely rent-burdened
Bella Vista, AR$1,799/mo61.3%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Arkansas. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).