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

Crittenden County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 75 counties in 2024, at $1,031. Monroe County had the lowest, at $552. The median was $615. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,031Crittenden County
Lowest552Monroe County
Median61575 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 581 USDAshley County: 653 USDBaxter County: 674 USDBenton County: 871 USDBoone County: 552 USDBradley County: 604 USDCalhoun County: 678 USDCarroll County: 565 USDChicot County: 604 USDClark County: 665 USDClay County: 615 USDCleburne County: 650 USDCleveland County: 635 USDColumbia County: 615 USDConway County: 604 USDCraighead County: 634 USDCrawford County: 674 USDCrittenden County: 1,031 USDCross County: 604 USDDallas County: 604 USDDesha County: 630 USDDrew County: 655 USDFaulkner County: 944 USDFranklin County: 638 USDFulton County: 552 USDGarland County: 767 USDGrant County: 743 USDGreene County: 636 USDHempstead County: 643 USDHot Spring County: 603 USDHoward County: 610 USDIndependence County: 618 USDIzard County: 604 USDJackson County: 604 USDJefferson County: 635 USDJohnson County: 612 USDLafayette County: 604 USDLawrence County: 604 USDLee County: 604 USDLincoln County: 635 USDLittle River County: 615 USDLogan County: 563 USDLonoke County: 944 USDMadison County: 871 USDMarion County: 630 USDMiller County: 779 USDMississippi County: 598 USDMonroe County: 552 USDMontgomery County: 604 USDNevada County: 653 USDNewton County: 604 USDOuachita County: 696 USDPerry County: 944 USDPhillips County: 604 USDPike County: 604 USDPoinsett County: 615 USDPolk County: 584 USDPope County: 581 USDPrairie County: 631 USDPulaski County: 944 USDRandolph County: 604 USDSt. Francis County: 618 USDSaline County: 944 USDScott County: 604 USDSearcy County: 604 USDSebastian County: 674 USDSevier County: 620 USDSharp County: 611 USDStone County: 604 USDUnion County: 692 USDVan Buren County: 615 USDWashington County: 871 USDWhite County: 604 USDWoodruff County: 604 USDYell County: 604 USD
  • Under 600
  • 600 to 620
  • 620 to 640
  • 640 to 690
  • 690 and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Crittenden County: 1,031 USDCrittenden County1,031Faulkner County: 944 USDFaulkner County944Lonoke County: 944 USDLonoke County944Perry County: 944 USDPerry County944Pulaski County: 944 USDPulaski County944Saline County: 944 USDSaline County944Benton County: 871 USDBenton County871Madison County: 871 USDMadison County871Washington County: 871 USDWashington County871Miller County: 779 USDMiller County779Garland County: 767 USDGarland County767Grant County: 743 USDGrant County743Ouachita County: 696 USDOuachita County696Union County: 692 USDUnion County692Calhoun County: 678 USDCalhoun County678Baxter County: 674 USDBaxter County674Crawford County: 674 USDCrawford County674Sebastian County: 674 USDSebastian County674Clark County: 665 USDClark County665Drew County: 655 USDDrew County655Ashley County: 653 USDAshley County653Nevada County: 653 USDNevada County653Cleburne County: 650 USDCleburne County650Hempstead County: 643 USDHempstead County643Franklin County: 638 USDFranklin County638Greene County: 636 USDGreene County636Cleveland County: 635 USDCleveland County635Jefferson County: 635 USDJefferson County635Lincoln County: 635 USDLincoln County635Craighead County: 634 USDCraighead County634Prairie County: 631 USDPrairie County631Desha County: 630 USDDesha County630Marion County: 630 USDMarion County630Sevier County: 620 USDSevier County620Independence County: 618 USDIndependence County618St. Francis County: 618 USDSt. Francis County618Clay County: 615 USDClay County615Columbia County: 615 USDColumbia County615Little River County: 615 USDLittle River County615Poinsett County: 615 USDPoinsett County615Crittenden County: 1,031 USDCrittenden County1,031Faulkner County: 944 USDFaulkner County944Lonoke County: 944 USDLonoke County944Perry County: 944 USDPerry County944Pulaski County: 944 USDPulaski County944Saline County: 944 USDSaline County944Benton County: 871 USDBenton County871Madison County: 871 USDMadison County871Washington County: 871 USDWashington County871Miller County: 779 USDMiller County779Garland County: 767 USDGarland County767Grant County: 743 USDGrant County743Ouachita County: 696 USDOuachita County696Union County: 692 USDUnion County692Calhoun County: 678 USDCalhoun County678Baxter County: 674 USDBaxter County674Crawford County: 674 USDCrawford County674Sebastian County: 674 USDSebastian County674Clark County: 665 USDClark County665Drew County: 655 USDDrew County655Ashley County: 653 USDAshley County653Nevada County: 653 USDNevada County653Cleburne County: 650 USDCleburne County650Hempstead County: 643 USDHempstead County643Franklin County: 638 USDFranklin County638Greene County: 636 USDGreene County636Cleveland County: 635 USDCleveland County635Jefferson County: 635 USDJefferson County635Lincoln County: 635 USDLincoln County635Craighead County: 634 USDCraighead County634Prairie County: 631 USDPrairie County631Desha County: 630 USDDesha County630Marion County: 630 USDMarion County630Sevier County: 620 USDSevier County620Independence County: 618 USDIndependence County618St. Francis County: 618 USDSt. Francis County618Clay County: 615 USDClay County615Columbia County: 615 USDColumbia County615Little River County: 615 USDLittle River County615Poinsett County: 615 USDPoinsett County615
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Crittenden County1,031+28.9%
2Faulkner County944+19.3%
2Lonoke County944+19.3%
2Perry County944+19.3%
2Pulaski County944+19.3%
2Saline County944+19.3%
7Benton County871+21%
7Madison County871+21%
7Washington County871+21%
10Miller County779+10.7%
11Garland County767+18.7%
12Grant County743+9.4%
13Ouachita County696+11.5%
14Union County692+8.5%
15Calhoun County678+11.5%
16Baxter County674+12.5%
16Crawford County674+12.1%
16Sebastian County674+12.1%
19Clark County665+20.5%
20Drew County655+14.9%
21Ashley County653+9.9%
21Nevada County653+6%
23Cleburne County650+11.5%
24Hempstead County643+11.8%
25Franklin County638+9.8%
26Greene County636+14.4%
27Cleveland County635+9.5%
27Jefferson County635+9.5%
27Lincoln County635+9.5%
30Craighead County634+12.8%
31Prairie County631+12.5%
32Desha County630+16.9%
32Marion County630+15.4%
34Sevier County620+15%
35Independence County618+13.6%
35St. Francis County618+8.2%
37Clay County615+13.3%
37Columbia County615+13.3%
37Little River County615+13.3%
37Poinsett County615+13.3%
37Van Buren County615+23%
42Johnson County612+11.9%
43Sharp County611+16.4%
44Howard County610+24.7%
45Bradley County604+12.1%
45Chicot County604+11.2%
45Conway County604+12.1%
45Cross County604+9%
45Dallas County604+12.1%
45Izard County604+12.1%
45Jackson County604+12.1%
45Lafayette County604+12.1%
45Lawrence County604+12.1%
45Lee County604+12.1%
45Montgomery County604+12.1%
45Newton County604+12.1%
45Phillips County604+12.1%
45Pike County604+12.1%
45Randolph County604-3.2%
45Scott County604+12.1%
45Searcy County604+12.1%
45Stone County604+12.1%
45White County604+20.1%
45Woodruff County604+12.1%
45Yell County604+12.1%
66Hot Spring County603+12.7%
67Mississippi County598+12.4%
68Polk County584+15.6%
69Arkansas County581+14.1%
69Pope County581+3.8%
71Carroll County565+16.5%
72Logan County563+11%
73Boone County552+2.4%
73Fulton County552+14.8%
73Monroe County552+14.8%

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.

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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/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Crittenden County, with $1,031 in 2024, 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)?

Monroe County, with $552 in 2024.

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