ZIP 72701
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 72701 usually run 1.1% below trend in October and 0.8% above it in April, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 72701 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2018.
Rent in ZIP 72701 changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 44 Arkansas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 72701 rose 45.1% while median household income rose 45.9% ($38,031 to $55,506). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 72701 is 52.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,506) is $1,388 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,360); a 3-bedroom is $1,890.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Fayetteville.
ZIP 72703, 9 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,449/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 72701. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 72701 (Fayetteville, AR) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 43.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 72701 in Fayetteville, AR has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 72701 in Fayetteville, AR paid around $1,173 a month. That figure now sits near $1,627, up 38.7% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $44,542 in 2021 to $55,506 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 72701 in Fayetteville, AR adding about 2,876 residents over the five-year window, up 6.1% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 72701 in Fayetteville, AR market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 72701 covers Fayetteville, AR. The median rent here is $1,627/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,360/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($55,506/yr), ZIP 72701 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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At $1,627/mo, rent takes ~35% of ZIP 72701's median household income ($55,506/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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