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Little Rock - AR housing market

The Little Rock metro has a typical home value of $231,278, up 3.7% from a year ago. Homes sell in 35 days on average, a balanced market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$231,278
+3.7% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$244,603
+8.6% YoY
Median list price
$276,333
Sale-to-list ratio
97.2%
Selling below ask
Days on market
35d
Listings w/ price cut
23.6%
New listings / mo
1,067
+4.2% YoY
Homes for sale
4,166
+8.0% YoY
Typical rent
$1,270/mo
+2.8% YoY
Income needed to buy
$63,600
Rent vs buy
15.2x
September 2026 report · Zillow data through July 2026

Little Rock housing market, September 2026

The typical Little Rock home is worth $231,278 as of July 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.3% over three months, and up 3.7% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $221,403 to $231,278.

Homes are going pending in about 35 days, faster than the 42 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 4,166 homes for sale, 8% more than a year ago. 23.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 20.7% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,270 a month, up 2.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.2.

At this week's 6.71% mortgage rate with 20% down ($46,256), the typical Little Rock home costs about $1,484 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $63,600 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$231k$221kAug 24Aug 25Jul 26
Days to pending, 24 months
55d25dAug 24Aug 25Jul 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
4.2k3.1kAug 24Aug 25Jul 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.71% (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 →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($231,278) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Little Rock - 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 3.7% over the past year. In Little Rock - AR, that means a home worth $223,026 last year is now worth roughly $231,278.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $244,603. Homes are selling at 97.2% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Little Rock - AR sit on the market for roughly 35 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 23.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,067 new listings hit the market each month in Little Rock - AR. There are currently 4,166 homes for sale, up 8.0% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Little Rock - AR is $1,270, up 2.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.2x, toss-up (#143 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,195 a month in principal and interest, $75 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.31% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in AR

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Fayetteville - AR$368,527 +3.0% 29.0d
Fort Smith - AR$204,837 +4.6% 37.0d
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