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Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027

Crittenden County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 75 counties in 2027, at $1,095. Sevier County had the lowest, at $633. The median was $651. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,095Crittenden County
Lowest633Sevier County
Median65175 counties

Map of counties, 2027

Arkansas County: 670 USDAshley County: 690 USDBaxter County: 756 USDBenton County: 916 USDBoone County: 633 USDBradley County: 646 USDCalhoun County: 771 USDCarroll County: 700 USDChicot County: 646 USDClark County: 711 USDClay County: 676 USDCleburne County: 694 USDCleveland County: 646 USDColumbia County: 673 USDConway County: 633 USDCraighead County: 889 USDCrawford County: 741 USDCrittenden County: 1,095 USDCross County: 646 USDDallas County: 646 USDDesha County: 646 USDDrew County: 646 USDFaulkner County: 964 USDFranklin County: 690 USDFulton County: 646 USDGarland County: 858 USDGrant County: 802 USDGreene County: 665 USDHempstead County: 679 USDHot Spring County: 638 USDHoward County: 646 USDIndependence County: 664 USDIzard County: 646 USDJackson County: 646 USDJefferson County: 782 USDJohnson County: 647 USDLafayette County: 646 USDLawrence County: 646 USDLee County: 646 USDLincoln County: 646 USDLittle River County: 688 USDLogan County: 642 USDLonoke County: 964 USDMadison County: 916 USDMarion County: 650 USDMiller County: 839 USDMississippi County: 633 USDMonroe County: 646 USDMontgomery County: 646 USDNevada County: 680 USDNewton County: 645 USDOuachita County: 646 USDPerry County: 964 USDPhillips County: 646 USDPike County: 646 USDPoinsett County: 690 USDPolk County: 646 USDPope County: 674 USDPrairie County: 646 USDPulaski County: 964 USDRandolph County: 646 USDSt. Francis County: 671 USDSaline County: 964 USDScott County: 646 USDSearcy County: 646 USDSebastian County: 741 USDSevier County: 633 USDSharp County: 646 USDStone County: 651 USDUnion County: 734 USDVan Buren County: 646 USDWashington County: 916 USDWhite County: 674 USDWoodruff County: 646 USDYell County: 728 USD
  • Under 650
  • 650 to 690
  • 690 to 800
  • 800 and over
USD, 2027. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2027

Crittenden County: 1,095 USDCrittenden County1,095Faulkner County: 964 USDFaulkner County964Lonoke County: 964 USDLonoke County964Perry County: 964 USDPerry County964Pulaski County: 964 USDPulaski County964Saline County: 964 USDSaline County964Benton County: 916 USDBenton County916Madison County: 916 USDMadison County916Washington County: 916 USDWashington County916Craighead County: 889 USDCraighead County889Garland County: 858 USDGarland County858Miller County: 839 USDMiller County839Grant County: 802 USDGrant County802Jefferson County: 782 USDJefferson County782Calhoun County: 771 USDCalhoun County771Baxter County: 756 USDBaxter County756Crawford County: 741 USDCrawford County741Sebastian County: 741 USDSebastian County741Union County: 734 USDUnion County734Yell County: 728 USDYell County728Clark County: 711 USDClark County711Carroll County: 700 USDCarroll County700Cleburne County: 694 USDCleburne County694Ashley County: 690 USDAshley County690Franklin County: 690 USDFranklin County690Poinsett County: 690 USDPoinsett County690Little River County: 688 USDLittle River County688Nevada County: 680 USDNevada County680Hempstead County: 679 USDHempstead County679Clay County: 676 USDClay County676Pope County: 674 USDPope County674White County: 674 USDWhite County674Columbia County: 673 USDColumbia County673St. Francis County: 671 USDSt. Francis County671Arkansas County: 670 USDArkansas County670Greene County: 665 USDGreene County665Independence County: 664 USDIndependence County664Stone County: 651 USDStone County651Marion County: 650 USDMarion County650Johnson County: 647 USDJohnson County647Crittenden County: 1,095 USDCrittenden County1,095Faulkner County: 964 USDFaulkner County964Lonoke County: 964 USDLonoke County964Perry County: 964 USDPerry County964Pulaski County: 964 USDPulaski County964Saline County: 964 USDSaline County964Benton County: 916 USDBenton County916Madison County: 916 USDMadison County916Washington County: 916 USDWashington County916Craighead County: 889 USDCraighead County889Garland County: 858 USDGarland County858Miller County: 839 USDMiller County839Grant County: 802 USDGrant County802Jefferson County: 782 USDJefferson County782Calhoun County: 771 USDCalhoun County771Baxter County: 756 USDBaxter County756Crawford County: 741 USDCrawford County741Sebastian County: 741 USDSebastian County741Union County: 734 USDUnion County734Yell County: 728 USDYell County728Clark County: 711 USDClark County711Carroll County: 700 USDCarroll County700Cleburne County: 694 USDCleburne County694Ashley County: 690 USDAshley County690Franklin County: 690 USDFranklin County690Poinsett County: 690 USDPoinsett County690Little River County: 688 USDLittle River County688Nevada County: 680 USDNevada County680Hempstead County: 679 USDHempstead County679Clay County: 676 USDClay County676Pope County: 674 USDPope County674White County: 674 USDWhite County674Columbia County: 673 USDColumbia County673St. Francis County: 671 USDSt. Francis County671Arkansas County: 670 USDArkansas County670Greene County: 665 USDGreene County665Independence County: 664 USDIndependence County664Stone County: 651 USDStone County651Marion County: 650 USDMarion County650Johnson County: 647 USDJohnson County647
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD		Change on 2026
1Crittenden County1,095+3.3%
2Faulkner County964-2%
2Lonoke County964-2%
2Perry County964-2%
2Pulaski County964-2%
2Saline County964-2%
7Benton County916-9%
7Madison County916-9%
7Washington County916-9%
10Craighead County889+10.4%
11Garland County858+3.5%
12Miller County839-2.3%
13Grant County802+0.9%
14Jefferson County782+12.2%
15Calhoun County771+6.5%
16Baxter County756+3.6%
17Crawford County741+8.5%
17Sebastian County741+8.5%
19Union County734+2.8%
20Yell County728+6%
21Clark County711-2.6%
22Carroll County700+6.4%
23Cleburne County694+1.5%
24Ashley County690+3.6%
24Franklin County690+3.6%
24Poinsett County690+1.3%
27Little River County688+3.3%
28Nevada County680+4.3%
29Hempstead County679+4.5%
30Clay County676+2.7%
31Pope County674+4.2%
31White County674+7%
33Columbia County673+4%
34St. Francis County671+1.5%
35Arkansas County6700%
36Greene County665+2.6%
37Independence County664-2.9%
38Stone County6510%
39Marion County6500%
40Johnson County647+2.2%
41Bradley County646+2.5%
41Chicot County646+2.5%
41Cleveland County646+2.5%
41Cross County646+2.5%
41Dallas County646+2.5%
41Desha County646+2.5%
41Drew County646-2.7%
41Fulton County646+2.5%
41Howard County646+2.2%
41Izard County646+2.5%
41Jackson County646+2.5%
41Lafayette County646+2.5%
41Lawrence County646+2.5%
41Lee County646+2.5%
41Lincoln County646+2.5%
41Monroe County646-2.1%
41Montgomery County646+2.5%
41Ouachita County646+2.5%
41Phillips County646+2.5%
41Pike County646+2.5%
41Polk County646+0.6%
41Prairie County646+2.5%
41Randolph County646+2.5%
41Scott County646+2.5%
41Searcy County646+2.5%
41Sharp County646-2%
41Van Buren County646+2.5%
41Woodruff County646+2.5%
69Newton County645+5%
70Logan County642+5.8%
71Hot Spring County638+4.1%
72Boone County633+4.3%
72Conway County633+4.3%
72Mississippi County633+1.4%
72Sevier County633-5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Crittenden County, with $1,095 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Sevier County, with $633 in 2027.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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