Fayetteville - AR housing market
The Fayetteville metro has a typical home value of $364,497, up 2.5% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 52 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 32% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Fayetteville housing market, October 2026
The typical Fayetteville home is worth $364,497 as of September 2026, down 0.0% from the prior month, up 0.1% over three months, and up 2.5% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $345,962 to $364,620.
Homes are going pending in about 52 days, slower than the 22 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 3,554 homes for sale, 26% more than a year ago. 31.5% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 28.8% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,571 a month, up 1.6% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 19.3.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($72,899), the typical Fayetteville home costs about $2,475 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $106,100 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($364,497) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Fayetteville - AR metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 2.5% over the past year. In Fayetteville - AR, that means a home worth $355,607 last year is now worth roughly $364,497.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $371,448. Homes are selling at 98.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Fayetteville - AR sit on the market for roughly 52 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 31.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 842 new listings hit the market each month in Fayetteville - AR. There are currently 3,554 homes for sale, up 25.8% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Fayetteville - AR is $1,571, up 1.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 19.3x, toss-up (#55 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,019 a month in principal and interest, $448 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.03% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in AR
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock - AR | $230,108 | +3.7% | 40.0d |
| Fort Smith - AR | $202,649 | +4.4% | 38.0d |