Little Rock housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Little Rock home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index gave Little Rock, Arkansas a typical home value of $219,657 in September 2026, up 3.5% from a year earlier, the highest month on record.
- Value of a typical home
- $219,657September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Since September 2025, the change was +3.5%.
Little Rock home prices since 2000
In the chart, Little Rock is the steel line, while the United States is the grey line. Beginning in January 2000, Little Rock's typical home rose from $103,519 to $219,657, a change of ×2.12. Over those same months, the US reached ×2.99. The boom reached its high in April 2008 at $154,794, while the low was $141,568 in December 2011, a change of −8.5%.
Little Rock median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages twelve monthly values, while 2026 shows the latest month.
| Year | Little Rock | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $105,460 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $109,992 | +4.3% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $114,734 | +4.3% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $121,357 | +5.8% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $130,337 | +7.4% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $139,409 | +7.0% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $148,726 | +6.7% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $152,888 | +2.8% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $153,734 | +0.6% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $150,650 | −2.0% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $151,453 | +0.5% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $144,372 | −4.7% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $142,744 | −1.1% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $144,097 | +0.9% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $146,568 | +1.7% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $150,587 | +2.7% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $156,087 | +3.7% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $153,495 | −1.7% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $156,410 | +1.9% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $159,998 | +2.3% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $166,198 | +3.9% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $181,757 | +9.4% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $201,239 | +10.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $203,629 | +1.2% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $210,258 | +3.3% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $212,295 | +1.0% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $219,657 | +3.5% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Little Rock in any year is worth now
An index-based estimate, not an appraisal, for a typical home.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is September 2026. Other choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Little Rock housing market forecast
Zillow's forecast for Little Rock, AR metro gives +0.4% over the next three months, and +1.8% over the 12 months beginning September 2026. Little Rock's typical value stands at $219,657, so the forecast would put it at about $223,600 twelve months on.
Zillow's central estimate for the metro is restated here; this site offers no forecast of its own. Such a 12-month forecast has typically differed from the realized change by several percentage points in either direction. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in one table: housing market forecast.
Little Rock housing market crash risk score
26 out of 100, moderate
On five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls, the score ranks Little Rock among the 292 cities. Each input sits on a scale from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, then the five scores are averaged so each carries the same weight. It shows current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +8.4% | 55 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −14.3% | 16 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.5 | 31 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 3.3 | 11 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +3.5% | 15 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How inputs are scored: scoring method. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Little Rock inventory and time on the market
In September 2026 the Little Rock, AR metro showed 3,133 homes for sale, a year-on-year rise of +16.0% and +8.4% higher than the same month of 2019. Selling took a median of 54 days per listing (−14.3% against 2019), while 21.1% of listings came with a price cut.
| Little Rock, AR metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 3,133 | +16.0% |
| New listings | 1,066 | |
| Median days on market | 54 | +8.0% |
| Median list price | $294,975 | −1.5% |
| Share with a price cut | 21.1% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs and rent in Little Rock
In Little Rock the typical asking rent, by the Zillow Observed Rent Index, is $1,184 a month, +1.8% on a year. A typical home costs the same as 15.5 years of that rent. Median household income comes to $66,553 (Census ACS 2024), which puts the typical home at 3.3 times a year's income. According to BEA, prices in the metro stand at 89.4 where the US average is 100, and housing costs at 68.3.
Other housing markets in Arkansas
- Fayetteville, Arkansas $379,367
- Fort Smith $193,081
- Bentonville housing market $490,040.
- Hot Springs housing market $242,674.
For the state as a whole: Arkansas housing market.
How to read this chart
Each point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Little Rock. It gives a typical home's value in the market's middle third, in that month's dollars, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment. The hollow dot shows the month chosen on the slider; the terracotta dot shows the most recent month. No inflation adjustment is applied to these figures. The index tracks the typical home instead of a single house. To find one home's value, take its own sale price and use the card above or the home appreciation calculator.