Rent Affordability for A Retail Salesperson in Arkansas

A typical retail salesperson in Arkansas earns about $30,768 a year, which supports approximately $769 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. 0 of 38 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 38 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Batesville, AR$863/mo33.7%stretched
Morrilton, AR$888/mo34.6%stretched
Pine Bluff, AR$919/mo35.8%stretched
Russellville, AR$985/mo38.4%stretched
Searcy, AR$1,025/mo40%stretched
Van Buren, AR$1,028/mo40.1%rent-burdened
Fort Smith, AR$1,060/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Barling, AR$1,092/mo42.6%rent-burdened
Paragould, AR$1,107/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Austin, AR$1,123/mo43.8%rent-burdened
Ward, AR$1,131/mo44.1%rent-burdened
North Little Rock, AR$1,145/mo44.7%rent-burdened
Jacksonville, AR$1,154/mo45%rent-burdened
Mountain Home, AR$1,200/mo46.8%rent-burdened
Texarkana, AR$1,204/mo47%rent-burdened
Greenwood, AR$1,222/mo47.7%rent-burdened
Little Rock, AR$1,230/mo48%rent-burdened
Hot Springs, AR$1,285/mo50.1%severely rent-burdened
Maumelle, AR$1,288/mo50.2%severely rent-burdened
Sherwood, AR$1,325/mo51.7%severely rent-burdened
Johnson, AR$1,346/mo52.5%severely rent-burdened
Siloam Springs, AR$1,368/mo53.4%severely rent-burdened
Jonesboro, AR$1,373/mo53.5%severely rent-burdened
Conway, AR$1,390/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Greenbrier, AR$1,447/mo56.4%severely rent-burdened
Cabot, AR$1,464/mo57.1%severely rent-burdened
Benton, AR$1,466/mo57.2%severely rent-burdened
Rogers, AR$1,483/mo57.8%severely rent-burdened
Springdale, AR$1,497/mo58.4%severely rent-burdened
Centerton, AR$1,609/mo62.8%severely rent-burdened
Farmington, AR$1,652/mo64.4%severely rent-burdened
Pea Ridge, AR$1,657/mo64.6%severely rent-burdened
Fayetteville, AR$1,670/mo65.1%severely rent-burdened
Prairie Grove, AR$1,672/mo65.2%severely rent-burdened
Bentonville, AR$1,677/mo65.4%severely rent-burdened
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,713/mo66.8%severely rent-burdened
Gentry, AR$1,783/mo69.5%severely rent-burdened
Bella Vista, AR$1,812/mo70.7%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).