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. 29 of 38 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 9 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Batesville, AR$863/mo16.1%very comfortable
Morrilton, AR$888/mo16.6%very comfortable
Pine Bluff, AR$919/mo17.2%very comfortable
Russellville, AR$985/mo18.4%very comfortable
Van Buren, AR$1,028/mo19.2%very comfortable
Searcy, AR$1,025/mo19.2%very comfortable
Fort Smith, AR$1,060/mo19.8%very comfortable
Barling, AR$1,092/mo20.4%affordable
Paragould, AR$1,107/mo20.7%affordable
Austin, AR$1,123/mo21%affordable
Ward, AR$1,131/mo21.2%affordable
North Little Rock, AR$1,145/mo21.4%affordable
Jacksonville, AR$1,154/mo21.6%affordable
Texarkana, AR$1,204/mo22.5%affordable
Mountain Home, AR$1,200/mo22.5%affordable
Greenwood, AR$1,222/mo22.9%affordable
Little Rock, AR$1,230/mo23%affordable
Hot Springs, AR$1,285/mo24%affordable
Maumelle, AR$1,288/mo24.1%affordable
Sherwood, AR$1,325/mo24.8%affordable
Johnson, AR$1,346/mo25.2%affordable
Siloam Springs, AR$1,368/mo25.6%affordable
Jonesboro, AR$1,373/mo25.7%affordable
Conway, AR$1,390/mo26%affordable
Greenbrier, AR$1,447/mo27.1%affordable
Benton, AR$1,466/mo27.4%affordable
Cabot, AR$1,464/mo27.4%affordable
Rogers, AR$1,483/mo27.7%affordable
Springdale, AR$1,497/mo28%affordable
Centerton, AR$1,609/mo30.1%stretched
Farmington, AR$1,652/mo30.9%stretched
Pea Ridge, AR$1,657/mo31%stretched
Fayetteville, AR$1,670/mo31.2%stretched
Prairie Grove, AR$1,672/mo31.3%stretched
Bentonville, AR$1,677/mo31.4%stretched
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,713/mo32.1%stretched
Gentry, AR$1,783/mo33.4%stretched
Bella Vista, AR$1,812/mo33.9%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).