Fayetteville, Arkansas housing market and home prices
Fayetteville, Arkansas home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put a typical property at $379,367 in September 2026. This was +3.6% higher than a year earlier and the highest monthly value recorded.
- Value of a typical home
- $379,367September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +3.6%. Since September 2025.
Fayetteville, Arkansas home prices since 2000
Steel represents Fayetteville, Arkansas; grey represents the United States. The typical Fayetteville, Arkansas home increased from $114,240 in January 2000 to $379,367, a change of ×3.32. The US change over those months was ×2.99. The boom high was $188,417 in May 2007, while the low reached $153,873 in November 2011, a change of −18.3%.
Median home price by year for Fayetteville, Arkansas
Twelve monthly values make up each yearly average. For 2026, only the latest month is shown.
| Year | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $118,335 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $126,274 | +6.7% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $130,536 | +3.4% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $138,359 | +6.0% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $150,557 | +8.8% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $166,930 | +10.9% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $182,574 | +9.4% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $186,946 | +2.4% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $179,768 | −3.8% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $167,782 | −6.7% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $165,935 | −1.1% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $156,551 | −5.7% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $156,620 | 0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $164,450 | +5.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $169,383 | +3.0% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $176,015 | +3.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $187,887 | +6.7% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $200,043 | +6.5% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $212,545 | +6.2% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $223,789 | +5.3% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $237,739 | +6.2% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $273,565 | +15.1% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $325,336 | +18.9% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $339,058 | +4.2% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $352,406 | +3.9% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $364,076 | +3.3% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $379,367 | +3.6% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in any year in Fayetteville, Arkansas is worth now
The figure uses an index to estimate a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Twelve monthly index values are averaged for each year. The current value is September 2026. Other choices: home appreciation calculator.
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Fayetteville, Arkansas housing market forecast
For the Fayetteville, AR metro, Zillow's forecast shows +1.7% over 12 months from September 2026. It also shows +0.4% for the next three months. With Fayetteville, Arkansas's typical value at $379,367, the forecast would put it near $385,800 one year on.
The site repeats Zillow's central estimate for the metro but does not publish a separate forecast. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have usually differed from the realised change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts in one table: metro forecast table.
Fayetteville, Arkansas housing market crash risk score
57 of 100, on the high side
Against 292 cities, the score ranks Fayetteville, Arkansas on five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities. The five values then receive equal weight in the average. It shows current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +53.5% | 88 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | +6.2% | 52 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 20.0 | 61 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.7 | 70 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +3.6% | 14 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How inputs get scored: methodology. See the ranking of all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Fayetteville, Arkansas: inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Fayetteville, AR metro counted 3,706 homes for sale. The figure was up +32.1% from a year earlier, and up +53.5% versus the same month of 2019. The median time to sell was 69 days, +6.2% against 2019, and price cuts affected 24.1% of listings.
| Fayetteville, AR metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 3,706 | +32.1% |
| New listings | 1,016 | |
| Median days on market | 69 | +16.6% |
| Median list price | $441,000 | −0.9% |
| Share with a price cut | 24.1% |
For metro inventory, see Realtor.com® Economic Research and Realtor.com data. For each metro, see days on market by city.
Living costs and rent in Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Zillow Observed Rent Index puts the typical asking rent in Fayetteville, Arkansas at $1,581 a month, +2.5% on a year. Paying that rent for 20.0 years equals the cost of the typical home. Median household income stands at $66,237 (Census ACS 2024), making the typical home 5.7 times a year's income. According to BEA, metro prices stand at 91.4, compared with a US average of 100, while housing costs are 76.9.
Additional housing markets in Arkansas
- Little Rock $219,657
- Fort Smith $193,081
- Bentonville at $490,040.
- Hot Springs at $242,674.
Statewide: Arkansas housing market.
How to interpret this chart
Through the Zillow Home Value Index for Fayetteville, Arkansas, each point shows the smoothed and seasonally adjusted value of a typical home in the market's middle third, expressed in dollars for that month. The hollow dot identifies the slider's month, while the terracotta dot identifies the newest month. Inflation is not factored into these figures. An index tracks the typical home, not a particular house; use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to estimate one home's value from its sale price.