Arkansas Cost of Living by County
Compare annual cost of living, median household income, affordability, and major expense drivers across Arkansas counties. These estimates are based on a single adult household with no children. Cost rank for each county in Arkansas are rated from highest modeled total costs to lowest.
Counties tracked:
75Across ArkansasMedian Household Income:
$63,397In ArkansasMedian Annual Cost:
$42,496Across ArkansasMost Expensive County:
Benton County, AR $48,955Most Affordable County:
Lincoln County, AR$39,607State National Rank
#3Most affordable state across the U.S.Out of 50 states plus D.C.Arkansas County, AR
Cost Rank: 61 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,392
Median Household Income:
$72,510
Cost / Income ratio :
57.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,522
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Ashley County, AR
Cost Rank: 21 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,001
Median Household Income:
$60,285
Cost / Income ratio :
71.3%
Biggest category: Transport$14,419
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Baxter County, AR
Cost Rank: 28 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,837
Median Household Income:
$61,627
Cost / Income ratio :
69.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,775
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Benton County, AR
Cost Rank: 1 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$48,955
Median Household Income:
$103,182
Cost / Income ratio :
47.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,524
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Boone County, AR
Cost Rank: 64 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,016
Median Household Income:
$69,420
Cost / Income ratio :
59.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,491
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Bradley County, AR
Cost Rank: 45 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,035
Median Household Income:
$62,877
Cost / Income ratio :
66.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,903
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Calhoun County, AR
Cost Rank: 6 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$46,169
Median Household Income:
$72,955
Cost / Income ratio :
63.3%
Biggest category: Transport$15,640
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Carroll County, AR
Cost Rank: 36 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,546
Median Household Income:
$73,830
Cost / Income ratio :
57.6%
Biggest category: Transport$14,063
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Chicot County, AR
Cost Rank: 66 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,832
Median Household Income:
$55,571
Cost / Income ratio :
73.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,817
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Clark County, AR
Cost Rank: 18 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,214
Median Household Income:
$67,546
Cost / Income ratio :
64.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,457
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Clay County, AR
Cost Rank: 47 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,926
Median Household Income:
$57,397
Cost / Income ratio :
73.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,686
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Cleburne County, AR
Cost Rank: 17 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,258
Median Household Income:
$68,688
Cost / Income ratio :
63.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,702
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Cleveland County, AR
Cost Rank: 71 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,271
Median Household Income:
$69,610
Cost / Income ratio :
57.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,608
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Columbia County, AR
Cost Rank: 43 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,104
Median Household Income:
$64,147
Cost / Income ratio :
65.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,456
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Conway County, AR
Cost Rank: 63 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,036
Median Household Income:
$61,699
Cost / Income ratio :
66.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,808
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Craighead County, AR
Cost Rank: 40 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,443
Median Household Income:
$76,364
Cost / Income ratio :
55.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,700
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Crawford County, AR
Cost Rank: 14 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,527
Median Household Income:
$72,308
Cost / Income ratio :
60.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,817
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Crittenden County, AR
Cost Rank: 8 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$44,711
Median Household Income:
$63,203
Cost / Income ratio :
70.7%
Biggest category: Transport$12,150
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Cross County, AR
Cost Rank: 62 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,390
Median Household Income:
$61,695
Cost / Income ratio :
67.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,675
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Dallas County, AR
Cost Rank: 50 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,882
Median Household Income:
$70,625
Cost / Income ratio :
59.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,833
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Desha County, AR
Cost Rank: 53 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,798
Median Household Income:
$44,738
Cost / Income ratio :
93.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,226
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Drew County, AR
Cost Rank: 30 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,793
Median Household Income:
$61,418
Cost / Income ratio :
69.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,713
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Faulkner County, AR
Cost Rank: 4 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$46,701
Median Household Income:
$81,392
Cost / Income ratio :
57.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,131
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Franklin County, AR
Cost Rank: 34 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,618
Median Household Income:
$63,397
Cost / Income ratio :
67.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,908
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Fulton County, AR
Cost Rank: 57 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,595
Median Household Income:
$48,635
Cost / Income ratio :
85.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,572
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Garland County, AR
Cost Rank: 10 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$44,511
Median Household Income:
$70,043
Cost / Income ratio :
63.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,456
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Grant County, AR
Cost Rank: 7 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$45,685
Median Household Income:
$93,335
Cost / Income ratio :
48.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,576
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Greene County, AR
Cost Rank: 54 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,733
Median Household Income:
$66,830
Cost / Income ratio :
62.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,340
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Hempstead County, AR
Cost Rank: 16 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,349
Median Household Income:
$64,925
Cost / Income ratio :
66.8%
Biggest category: Transport$14,207
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Hot Spring County, AR
Cost Rank: 49 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,885
Median Household Income:
$64,840
Cost / Income ratio :
64.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,597
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Howard County, AR
Cost Rank: 32 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,651
Median Household Income:
$59,234
Cost / Income ratio :
72.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,933
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Independence County, AR
Cost Rank: 24 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,871
Median Household Income:
$65,797
Cost / Income ratio :
65.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,937
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Izard County, AR
Cost Rank: 37 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,530
Median Household Income:
$59,230
Cost / Income ratio :
71.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,974
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Jackson County, AR
Cost Rank: 65 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,928
Median Household Income:
$55,253
Cost / Income ratio :
74.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,994
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Jefferson County, AR
Cost Rank: 69 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,406
Median Household Income:
$61,092
Cost / Income ratio :
66.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,138
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Johnson County, AR
Cost Rank: 44 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,083
Median Household Income:
$59,943
Cost / Income ratio :
70.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,873
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Lafayette County, AR
Cost Rank: 39 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,452
Median Household Income:
$59,776
Cost / Income ratio :
71.0%
Biggest category: Transport$14,111
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Lawrence County, AR
Cost Rank: 48 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,895
Median Household Income:
$61,609
Cost / Income ratio :
68.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,632
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Lee County, AR
Cost Rank: 70 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,315
Median Household Income:
$46,875
Cost / Income ratio :
86.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,956
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Lincoln County, AR
Cost Rank: 75 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$39,607
Median Household Income:
$61,970
Cost / Income ratio :
63.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,646
Cheaper Alternatives:
Little River County, AR
Cost Rank: 31 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,714
Median Household Income:
$73,583
Cost / Income ratio :
58.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,784
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Logan County, AR
Cost Rank: 55 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,667
Median Household Income:
$70,376
Cost / Income ratio :
59.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,298
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Lonoke County, AR
Cost Rank: 3 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$47,524
Median Household Income:
$85,661
Cost / Income ratio :
55.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,976
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Madison County, AR
Cost Rank: 38 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,496
Median Household Income:
$61,638
Cost / Income ratio :
68.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,546
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Marion County, AR
Cost Rank: 26 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,853
Median Household Income:
$58,958
Cost / Income ratio :
72.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,528
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Miller County, AR
Cost Rank: 9 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$44,708
Median Household Income:
$61,140
Cost / Income ratio :
73.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,744
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Mississippi County, AR
Cost Rank: 67 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,647
Median Household Income:
$62,877
Cost / Income ratio :
64.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,918
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Monroe County, AR
Cost Rank: 68 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,429
Median Household Income:
$68,668
Cost / Income ratio :
58.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,402
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Montgomery County, AR
Cost Rank: 25 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,871
Median Household Income:
$59,417
Cost / Income ratio :
72.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,169
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Nevada County, AR
Cost Rank: 22 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,951
Median Household Income:
$49,454
Cost / Income ratio :
86.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,779
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Newton County, AR
Cost Rank: 19 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,152
Median Household Income:
$65,455
Cost / Income ratio :
65.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,863
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Ouachita County, AR
Cost Rank: 23 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,935
Median Household Income:
$63,918
Cost / Income ratio :
67.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,683
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Perry County, AR
Cost Rank: 20 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,009
Median Household Income:
$74,960
Cost / Income ratio :
57.4%
Biggest category: Transport$14,085
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Phillips County, AR
Cost Rank: 74 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$39,938
Median Household Income:
$50,477
Cost / Income ratio :
79.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,385
Cheaper Alternatives:
Pike County, AR
Cost Rank: 15 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,432
Median Household Income:
$67,609
Cost / Income ratio :
64.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,864
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Poinsett County, AR
Cost Rank: 72 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,161
Median Household Income:
$61,172
Cost / Income ratio :
65.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,199
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, AR
Polk County, AR
Cost Rank: 35 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,618
Median Household Income:
$61,273
Cost / Income ratio :
69.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,716
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Pope County, AR
Cost Rank: 58 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,547
Median Household Income:
$70,353
Cost / Income ratio :
59.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,490
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Prairie County, AR
Cost Rank: 29 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,797
Median Household Income:
$80,865
Cost / Income ratio :
52.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,641
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Pulaski County, AR
Cost Rank: 5 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$46,176
Median Household Income:
$83,080
Cost / Income ratio :
55.6%
Biggest category: Transport$11,817
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Randolph County, AR
Cost Rank: 59 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,484
Median Household Income:
$64,860
Cost / Income ratio :
64.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,625
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Saline County, AR
Cost Rank: 2 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$47,842
Median Household Income:
$93,015
Cost / Income ratio :
51.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,784
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Scott County, AR
Cost Rank: 41 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,392
Median Household Income:
$58,470
Cost / Income ratio :
72.5%
Biggest category: Transport$14,293
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Searcy County, AR
Cost Rank: 27 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,853
Median Household Income:
$53,046
Cost / Income ratio :
80.8%
Biggest category: Transport$14,156
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Sebastian County, AR
Cost Rank: 52 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,867
Median Household Income:
$71,502
Cost / Income ratio :
58.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,277
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Sevier County, AR
Cost Rank: 12 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,915
Median Household Income:
$62,031
Cost / Income ratio :
70.8%
Biggest category: Transport$14,805
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Sharp County, AR
Cost Rank: 60 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,408
Median Household Income:
$59,583
Cost / Income ratio :
69.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,151
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
St. Francis County, AR
Cost Rank: 73 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$40,034
Median Household Income:
$51,295
Cost / Income ratio :
78.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,183
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, AR
Stone County, AR
Cost Rank: 42 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,372
Median Household Income:
$52,620
Cost / Income ratio :
80.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,900
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Union County, AR
Cost Rank: 13 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$43,535
Median Household Income:
$66,953
Cost / Income ratio :
65.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,526
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Van Buren County, AR
Cost Rank: 46 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,962
Median Household Income:
$59,253
Cost / Income ratio :
70.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,591
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Washington County, AR
Cost Rank: 11 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$44,352
Median Household Income:
$84,179
Cost / Income ratio :
52.7%
Biggest category: Transport$12,330
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
White County, AR
Cost Rank: 51 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,870
Median Household Income:
$67,049
Cost / Income ratio :
62.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,482
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Woodruff County, AR
Cost Rank: 56 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$41,648
Median Household Income:
$63,362
Cost / Income ratio :
65.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,566
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
Yell County, AR
Cost Rank: 33 / 75Modeled annual cost:
$42,648
Median Household Income:
$70,415
Cost / Income ratio :
60.6%
Biggest category: Transport$14,592
Cheaper Alternatives: Lincoln County, ARPhillips County, AR
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