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Madison County, AR housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$271,087+3.3% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBuyer's marketMore homes for sale than last year, 17% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$58,766About 1.0× the local median income ($59,646): affordable for a typical household
Days on market101 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
Next 12 months+1.7%Zillow expects prices to rise slightly

The typical home in Madison County, AR is worth $271,087, up 3.3% from a year ago. That is well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $242,418, so the area is 11.8% overvalued. It is a buyer's market: homes take about 101 days to sell, listings are up 41% from a year ago, 17% of listings have had a price cut. Zillow expects prices to rise about 1.7% over the next year. A household needs about $58,766 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $59,646. In the latest IRS figures, 320 more people moved in than out.

Home value over time

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Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.

Prices and affordability

Typical home value$271,087
Change in 1 year+3.3%
Overvalued %+11.8%
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Fair home value$242,418
Change in 5 years+24.8%
Zillow forecast, next 12 months+1.7%
Home value to income4.5×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$1,469
Income needed to afford it$58,766
Property tax rate0.41%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$1,256

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago+41.3%
Days on market101
Listings with a price cut16.6%
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Homes for sale106
Pending sales per 100 listings21
Asking price per sq ft$206

People and jobs

Median household income$59,646
Population change (1 year)+1.9%
Unemployment rate5.3%
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Population18,410
Income adjusted for cost of living$65,258
Net moves in (IRS)+320
Cost of living (US = 100)91.4

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)5.3
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)45.1
Flood risk score53.9
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Wildfire risk score71.2
Walkability (1 to 20)4.3
Road, rail and air noise54 dB

Questions people ask

Is Madison County, AR overvalued?
Home prices in Madison County, AR are well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $242,418, so the area is 11.8% overvalued.
Is Madison County, AR a buyer's or seller's market?
Madison County, AR is a buyer's market: homes take about 101 days to sell, listings are up 41% from a year ago, 17% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Madison County, AR?
Home values in Madison County, AR are up 3.3% over the last year. Zillow's forecast for the next 12 months is +1.7%.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Madison County, AR?
A household needs about $58,766 a year to afford the typical home in Madison County, AR at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $59,646.

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