Rent rising fastest in Arkansas

Cities in Arkansas with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Searcy ranks first, with +5.2% over the past year.
Across all 21 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,359/mo.
Russellville moved from #19 to #4 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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21 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	SearcyAR Pop. 23KCompare →	+5.2%	$1,059/mo	--	--
02	Hot SpringsAR Pop. 16KCompare →	+4.9%	$1,189/mo	--	↑12 from #14
03	BentonAR Pop. 37KCompare →	+4.8%	$1,476/mo	--	↑2 from #5
04	RussellvilleAR Pop. 29KCompare →	+4.2%	$895/mo	--	↑15 from #19
05	CabotAR Pop. 27KCompare →	+4.1%	$1,448/mo	--	↑6 from #11
06	Bella VistaAR Pop. 32KCompare →	+4.0%	$1,939/mo	--	same
07	Van BurenAR Pop. 24KCompare →	+3.9%	$1,108/mo	--	--
08	JacksonvilleAR Pop. 29KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,200/mo	+24.4%	↑1 from #9
09	ConwayAR Pop. 68KCompare →	+3.5%	$1,314/mo	+20.9%	↓2 from #7
10	JonesboroAR Pop. 80KCompare →	+2.9%	$1,243/mo	+22.5%	↓6 from #4
11	FayettevilleAR Pop. 99KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,581/mo	+31.5%	↓1 from #10
12	North Little RockAR Pop. 65KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,128/mo	+18.7%	↑1 from #13
13	SherwoodAR Pop. 33KCompare →	+2.4%	$1,359/mo	+29.4%	↓10 from #3
14	Siloam SpringsAR Pop. 19KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,360/mo	--	↑2 from #16
15	Little RockAR Pop. 203KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,184/mo	+19.1%	↑2 from #17
16	BentonvilleAR Pop. 58KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,651/mo	+30.5%	↓14 from #2
17	RogersAR Pop. 73KCompare →	+1.8%	$1,528/mo	+34.0%	↓9 from #8
18	Fort SmithAR Pop. 90KCompare →	+1.7%	$1,063/mo	+25.8%	↓6 from #12
19	SpringdaleAR Pop. 88KCompare →	+1.0%	$1,436/mo	--	↓18 from #1
20	CentertonAR Pop. 22KCompare →	+0.4%	$1,565/mo	--	↓2 from #18
21	MaumelleAR Pop. 19KCompare →	+0.1%	$1,398/mo	--	↓6 from #15