Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Arkansas

A typical registered nurse in Arkansas earns about $78,418 a year, which supports approximately $1,960 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. 38 of 38 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Morrilton, AR$800/mo12.2%very comfortable
Pine Bluff, AR$853/mo13.1%very comfortable
Batesville, AR$864/mo13.2%very comfortable
Russellville, AR$1,000/mo15.3%very comfortable
Van Buren, AR$1,019/mo15.6%very comfortable
Barling, AR$1,026/mo15.7%very comfortable
Fort Smith, AR$1,071/mo16.4%very comfortable
Paragould, AR$1,094/mo16.7%very comfortable
Jacksonville, AR$1,093/mo16.7%very comfortable
North Little Rock, AR$1,122/mo17.2%very comfortable
Searcy, AR$1,125/mo17.2%very comfortable
Austin, AR$1,123/mo17.2%very comfortable
Mountain Home, AR$1,183/mo18.1%very comfortable
Greenwood, AR$1,200/mo18.4%very comfortable
Little Rock, AR$1,220/mo18.7%very comfortable
Texarkana, AR$1,239/mo19%very comfortable
Ward, AR$1,255/mo19.2%very comfortable
Maumelle, AR$1,293/mo19.8%very comfortable
Hot Springs, AR$1,297/mo19.8%very comfortable
Greenbrier, AR$1,308/mo20%affordable
Johnson, AR$1,338/mo20.5%affordable
Siloam Springs, AR$1,365/mo20.9%affordable
Jonesboro, AR$1,381/mo21.1%affordable
Conway, AR$1,431/mo21.9%affordable
Cabot, AR$1,432/mo21.9%affordable
Rogers, AR$1,473/mo22.5%affordable
Benton, AR$1,469/mo22.5%affordable
Sherwood, AR$1,498/mo22.9%affordable
Springdale, AR$1,513/mo23.2%affordable
Pea Ridge, AR$1,578/mo24.1%affordable
Centerton, AR$1,585/mo24.3%affordable
Farmington, AR$1,623/mo24.8%affordable
Bentonville, AR$1,640/mo25.1%affordable
Prairie Grove, AR$1,707/mo26.1%affordable
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,713/mo26.2%affordable
Fayetteville, AR$1,720/mo26.3%affordable
Gentry, AR$1,776/mo27.2%affordable
Bella Vista, AR$1,799/mo27.5%affordable
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).