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

Crittenden County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 75 counties in 2018, at $1,136. Woodruff County had the lowest, at $794. The median was $859. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,136Crittenden County
Median85975 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 864 USDAshley County: 827 USDBaxter County: 908 USDBenton County: 1,039 USDBoone County: 921 USDBradley County: 826 USDCalhoun County: 839 USDCarroll County: 850 USDChicot County: 921 USDClark County: 862 USDClay County: 894 USDCleburne County: 939 USDCleveland County: 866 USDColumbia County: 921 USDConway County: 888 USDCraighead County: 1,046 USDCrawford County: 944 USDCrittenden County: 1,136 USDCross County: 873 USDDallas County: 883 USDDesha County: 854 USDDrew County: 849 USDFaulkner County: 1,086 USDFranklin County: 805 USDFulton County: 859 USDGarland County: 967 USDGrant County: 938 USDGreene County: 901 USDHempstead County: 804 USDHot Spring County: 856 USDHoward County: 804 USDIndependence County: 794 USDIzard County: 859 USDJackson County: 794 USDJefferson County: 866 USDJohnson County: 853 USDLafayette County: 819 USDLawrence County: 849 USDLee County: 874 USDLincoln County: 866 USDLittle River County: 804 USDLogan County: 835 USDLonoke County: 1,086 USDMadison County: 1,039 USDMarion County: 801 USDMiller County: 1,022 USDMississippi County: 840 USDMonroe County: 798 USDMontgomery County: 794 USDNevada County: 828 USDNewton County: 921 USDOuachita County: 845 USDPerry County: 1,086 USDPhillips County: 918 USDPike County: 794 USDPoinsett County: 859 USDPolk County: 794 USDPope County: 951 USDPrairie County: 852 USDPulaski County: 1,086 USDRandolph County: 794 USDSt. Francis County: 921 USDSaline County: 1,086 USDScott County: 794 USDSearcy County: 856 USDSebastian County: 944 USDSevier County: 794 USDSharp County: 836 USDStone County: 794 USDUnion County: 795 USDVan Buren County: 830 USDWashington County: 1,039 USDWhite County: 940 USDWoodruff County: 794 USDYell County: 921 USD
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  • 910 to 950
  • 950 and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Crittenden County: 1,136 USDCrittenden County1,136Faulkner County: 1,086 USDFaulkner County1,086Lonoke County: 1,086 USDLonoke County1,086Perry County: 1,086 USDPerry County1,086Pulaski County: 1,086 USDPulaski County1,086Saline County: 1,086 USDSaline County1,086Craighead County: 1,046 USDCraighead County1,046Benton County: 1,039 USDBenton County1,039Madison County: 1,039 USDMadison County1,039Washington County: 1,039 USDWashington County1,039Miller County: 1,022 USDMiller County1,022Garland County: 967 USDGarland County967Pope County: 951 USDPope County951Crawford County: 944 USDCrawford County944Sebastian County: 944 USDSebastian County944White County: 940 USDWhite County940Cleburne County: 939 USDCleburne County939Grant County: 938 USDGrant County938Boone County: 921 USDBoone County921Chicot County: 921 USDChicot County921Columbia County: 921 USDColumbia County921Newton County: 921 USDNewton County921St. Francis County: 921 USDSt. Francis County921Yell County: 921 USDYell County921Phillips County: 918 USDPhillips County918Baxter County: 908 USDBaxter County908Greene County: 901 USDGreene County901Clay County: 894 USDClay County894Conway County: 888 USDConway County888Dallas County: 883 USDDallas County883Lee County: 874 USDLee County874Cross County: 873 USDCross County873Cleveland County: 866 USDCleveland County866Jefferson County: 866 USDJefferson County866Lincoln County: 866 USDLincoln County866Arkansas County: 864 USDArkansas County864Clark County: 862 USDClark County862Fulton County: 859 USDFulton County859Izard County: 859 USDIzard County859Poinsett County: 859 USDPoinsett County859Crittenden County: 1,136 USDCrittenden County1,136Faulkner County: 1,086 USDFaulkner County1,086Lonoke County: 1,086 USDLonoke County1,086Perry County: 1,086 USDPerry County1,086Pulaski County: 1,086 USDPulaski County1,086Saline County: 1,086 USDSaline County1,086Craighead County: 1,046 USDCraighead County1,046Benton County: 1,039 USDBenton County1,039Madison County: 1,039 USDMadison County1,039Washington County: 1,039 USDWashington County1,039Miller County: 1,022 USDMiller County1,022Garland County: 967 USDGarland County967Pope County: 951 USDPope County951Crawford County: 944 USDCrawford County944Sebastian County: 944 USDSebastian County944White County: 940 USDWhite County940Cleburne County: 939 USDCleburne County939Grant County: 938 USDGrant County938Boone County: 921 USDBoone County921Chicot County: 921 USDChicot County921Columbia County: 921 USDColumbia County921Newton County: 921 USDNewton County921St. Francis County: 921 USDSt. Francis County921Yell County: 921 USDYell County921Phillips County: 918 USDPhillips County918Baxter County: 908 USDBaxter County908Greene County: 901 USDGreene County901Clay County: 894 USDClay County894Conway County: 888 USDConway County888Dallas County: 883 USDDallas County883Lee County: 874 USDLee County874Cross County: 873 USDCross County873Cleveland County: 866 USDCleveland County866Jefferson County: 866 USDJefferson County866Lincoln County: 866 USDLincoln County866Arkansas County: 864 USDArkansas County864Clark County: 862 USDClark County862Fulton County: 859 USDFulton County859Izard County: 859 USDIzard County859Poinsett County: 859 USDPoinsett County859
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Crittenden County1,136-0.1%
2Faulkner County1,086-0.9%
2Lonoke County1,086-0.9%
2Perry County1,086-0.9%
2Pulaski County1,086-0.9%
2Saline County1,086-0.9%
7Craighead County1,046+3.7%
8Benton County1,039-3.7%
8Madison County1,039-3.7%
8Washington County1,039-3.7%
11Miller County1,022+11.1%
12Garland County967+0.4%
13Pope County951+3.7%
14Crawford County944+4.8%
14Sebastian County944+4.8%
16White County940+5.5%
17Cleburne County939-2.3%
18Grant County938+3.6%
19Boone County921+3.3%
19Chicot County921+3.6%
19Columbia County921+3.6%
19Newton County921+7.1%
19St. Francis County921+3.6%
19Yell County921+3.6%
25Phillips County918+3.3%
26Baxter County908+0.8%
27Greene County901+3.8%
28Clay County894+3.1%
29Conway County888+3.1%
30Dallas County883+1.6%
31Lee County874+14.4%
32Cross County873+2.8%
33Cleveland County866+5.1%
33Jefferson County866+5.1%
33Lincoln County866+5.1%
36Arkansas County864+5.6%
37Clark County862+2%
38Fulton County859+1.4%
38Izard County859+2.8%
38Poinsett County859-0.8%
41Hot Spring County856+2.3%
41Searcy County856-2.4%
43Desha County854+2.4%
44Johnson County853+4.7%
45Prairie County852-2.6%
46Carroll County850-0.2%
47Drew County849+2.9%
47Lawrence County849+3.3%
49Ouachita County845+2.8%
50Mississippi County840+3.3%
51Calhoun County839+6.1%
52Sharp County836-0.1%
53Logan County835-3.7%
54Van Buren County830-4.9%
55Nevada County828+2.1%
56Ashley County827+4%
57Bradley County826-4.1%
58Lafayette County819+3.9%
59Franklin County805+5.4%
60Hempstead County804-2.4%
60Howard County804+2.9%
60Little River County804+5.2%
63Marion County801+2.7%
64Monroe County798+4.3%
65Union County795-5.1%
66Independence County794+2.8%
66Jackson County794+3.9%
66Montgomery County794+3.9%
66Pike County794+3.9%
66Polk County794-2%
66Randolph County794+3.9%
66Scott County794+3.9%
66Sevier County794+3.9%
66Stone County794+0.3%
66Woodruff County794+3.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a three-bedroom unit 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018}},
  year = {2018},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18\_4050\_FMRs\_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Crittenden County, with $1,136 in 2018, 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Woodruff County, with $794 in 2018.

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