Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Arkansas

A typical police officer in Arkansas earns about $64,134 a year, which supports approximately $1,603 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. 31 of 38 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 7 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Morrilton, AR$800/mo15%very comfortable
Pine Bluff, AR$853/mo16%very comfortable
Batesville, AR$864/mo16.2%very comfortable
Russellville, AR$1,000/mo18.7%very comfortable
Van Buren, AR$1,019/mo19.1%very comfortable
Barling, AR$1,026/mo19.2%very comfortable
Fort Smith, AR$1,071/mo20%affordable
Paragould, AR$1,094/mo20.5%affordable
Jacksonville, AR$1,093/mo20.5%affordable
North Little Rock, AR$1,122/mo21%affordable
Searcy, AR$1,125/mo21%affordable
Austin, AR$1,123/mo21%affordable
Mountain Home, AR$1,183/mo22.1%affordable
Greenwood, AR$1,200/mo22.5%affordable
Little Rock, AR$1,220/mo22.8%affordable
Texarkana, AR$1,239/mo23.2%affordable
Ward, AR$1,255/mo23.5%affordable
Maumelle, AR$1,293/mo24.2%affordable
Hot Springs, AR$1,297/mo24.3%affordable
Greenbrier, AR$1,308/mo24.5%affordable
Johnson, AR$1,338/mo25%affordable
Siloam Springs, AR$1,365/mo25.5%affordable
Jonesboro, AR$1,381/mo25.8%affordable
Conway, AR$1,431/mo26.8%affordable
Cabot, AR$1,432/mo26.8%affordable
Benton, AR$1,469/mo27.5%affordable
Rogers, AR$1,473/mo27.6%affordable
Sherwood, AR$1,498/mo28%affordable
Springdale, AR$1,513/mo28.3%affordable
Pea Ridge, AR$1,578/mo29.5%affordable
Centerton, AR$1,585/mo29.7%affordable
Farmington, AR$1,623/mo30.4%stretched
Bentonville, AR$1,640/mo30.7%stretched
Prairie Grove, AR$1,707/mo31.9%stretched
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,713/mo32.1%stretched
Fayetteville, AR$1,720/mo32.2%stretched
Gentry, AR$1,776/mo33.2%stretched
Bella Vista, AR$1,799/mo33.7%stretched
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).