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 2020, at $1,203. Woodruff County had the lowest, at $785. The median was $853. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,203Crittenden County
Median85375 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 847 USDAshley County: 853 USDBaxter County: 871 USDBenton County: 1,149 USDBoone County: 909 USDBradley County: 801 USDCalhoun County: 844 USDCarroll County: 795 USDChicot County: 849 USDClark County: 829 USDClay County: 807 USDCleburne County: 877 USDCleveland County: 891 USDColumbia County: 848 USDConway County: 820 USDCraighead County: 1,088 USDCrawford County: 950 USDCrittenden County: 1,203 USDCross County: 866 USDDallas County: 878 USDDesha County: 853 USDDrew County: 841 USDFaulkner County: 1,082 USDFranklin County: 786 USDFulton County: 887 USDGarland County: 971 USDGrant County: 884 USDGreene County: 976 USDHempstead County: 801 USDHot Spring County: 831 USDHoward County: 802 USDIndependence County: 822 USDIzard County: 811 USDJackson County: 785 USDJefferson County: 891 USDJohnson County: 817 USDLafayette County: 835 USDLawrence County: 836 USDLee County: 909 USDLincoln County: 891 USDLittle River County: 892 USDLogan County: 791 USDLonoke County: 1,082 USDMadison County: 1,149 USDMarion County: 785 USDMiller County: 996 USDMississippi County: 811 USDMonroe County: 843 USDMontgomery County: 854 USDNevada County: 912 USDNewton County: 905 USDOuachita County: 850 USDPerry County: 1,082 USDPhillips County: 898 USDPike County: 824 USDPoinsett County: 833 USDPolk County: 785 USDPope County: 946 USDPrairie County: 785 USDPulaski County: 1,082 USDRandolph County: 817 USDSt. Francis County: 909 USDSaline County: 1,082 USDScott County: 785 USDSearcy County: 883 USDSebastian County: 950 USDSevier County: 785 USDSharp County: 836 USDStone County: 789 USDUnion County: 901 USDVan Buren County: 801 USDWashington County: 1,149 USDWhite County: 943 USDWoodruff County: 785 USDYell County: 832 USD
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  • 830 to 850
  • 850 to 890
  • 890 to 960
  • 960 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Crittenden County: 1,203 USDCrittenden County1,203Benton County: 1,149 USDBenton County1,149Madison County: 1,149 USDMadison County1,149Washington County: 1,149 USDWashington County1,149Craighead County: 1,088 USDCraighead County1,088Faulkner County: 1,082 USDFaulkner County1,082Lonoke County: 1,082 USDLonoke County1,082Perry County: 1,082 USDPerry County1,082Pulaski County: 1,082 USDPulaski County1,082Saline County: 1,082 USDSaline County1,082Miller County: 996 USDMiller County996Greene County: 976 USDGreene County976Garland County: 971 USDGarland County971Crawford County: 950 USDCrawford County950Sebastian County: 950 USDSebastian County950Pope County: 946 USDPope County946White County: 943 USDWhite County943Nevada County: 912 USDNevada County912Boone County: 909 USDBoone County909Lee County: 909 USDLee County909St. Francis County: 909 USDSt. Francis County909Newton County: 905 USDNewton County905Union County: 901 USDUnion County901Phillips County: 898 USDPhillips County898Little River County: 892 USDLittle River County892Cleveland County: 891 USDCleveland County891Jefferson County: 891 USDJefferson County891Lincoln County: 891 USDLincoln County891Fulton County: 887 USDFulton County887Grant County: 884 USDGrant County884Searcy County: 883 USDSearcy County883Dallas County: 878 USDDallas County878Cleburne County: 877 USDCleburne County877Baxter County: 871 USDBaxter County871Cross County: 866 USDCross County866Montgomery County: 854 USDMontgomery County854Ashley County: 853 USDAshley County853Desha County: 853 USDDesha County853Ouachita County: 850 USDOuachita County850Chicot County: 849 USDChicot County849Crittenden County: 1,203 USDCrittenden County1,203Benton County: 1,149 USDBenton County1,149Madison County: 1,149 USDMadison County1,149Washington County: 1,149 USDWashington County1,149Craighead County: 1,088 USDCraighead County1,088Faulkner County: 1,082 USDFaulkner County1,082Lonoke County: 1,082 USDLonoke County1,082Perry County: 1,082 USDPerry County1,082Pulaski County: 1,082 USDPulaski County1,082Saline County: 1,082 USDSaline County1,082Miller County: 996 USDMiller County996Greene County: 976 USDGreene County976Garland County: 971 USDGarland County971Crawford County: 950 USDCrawford County950Sebastian County: 950 USDSebastian County950Pope County: 946 USDPope County946White County: 943 USDWhite County943Nevada County: 912 USDNevada County912Boone County: 909 USDBoone County909Lee County: 909 USDLee County909St. Francis County: 909 USDSt. Francis County909Newton County: 905 USDNewton County905Union County: 901 USDUnion County901Phillips County: 898 USDPhillips County898Little River County: 892 USDLittle River County892Cleveland County: 891 USDCleveland County891Jefferson County: 891 USDJefferson County891Lincoln County: 891 USDLincoln County891Fulton County: 887 USDFulton County887Grant County: 884 USDGrant County884Searcy County: 883 USDSearcy County883Dallas County: 878 USDDallas County878Cleburne County: 877 USDCleburne County877Baxter County: 871 USDBaxter County871Cross County: 866 USDCross County866Montgomery County: 854 USDMontgomery County854Ashley County: 853 USDAshley County853Desha County: 853 USDDesha County853Ouachita County: 850 USDOuachita County850Chicot County: 849 USDChicot County849
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Crittenden County1,203+0.8%
2Benton County1,149+6.3%
2Madison County1,149+6.3%
2Washington County1,149+6.3%
5Craighead County1,088+3.4%
6Faulkner County1,082-2.3%
6Lonoke County1,082-2.3%
6Perry County1,082-2.3%
6Pulaski County1,082-2.3%
6Saline County1,082-2.3%
11Miller County996-2.2%
12Greene County976+3.8%
13Garland County971-0.1%
14Crawford County950-0.7%
14Sebastian County950-0.7%
16Pope County946-6.2%
17White County943-2%
18Nevada County912-2.8%
19Boone County909-3.4%
19Lee County909-3.3%
19St. Francis County909-3.3%
22Newton County905-3.7%
23Union County901+3.9%
24Phillips County898-3.9%
25Little River County892+1%
26Cleveland County891-0.7%
26Jefferson County891-0.7%
26Lincoln County891-0.7%
29Fulton County887-2.5%
30Grant County884-1.9%
31Searcy County883-4.6%
32Dallas County878-2.7%
33Cleburne County877-4.3%
34Baxter County871-4%
35Cross County866-2.9%
36Montgomery County854+2.4%
37Ashley County853-1%
37Desha County853-5.1%
39Ouachita County850-1.4%
40Chicot County849-1.8%
41Columbia County848-7.2%
42Arkansas County847-3.5%
43Calhoun County844-0.2%
44Monroe County843+1.2%
45Drew County841-3%
46Lawrence County836-3.9%
46Sharp County836-4.3%
48Lafayette County835-2.2%
49Poinsett County833-4.8%
50Yell County832-6.9%
51Hot Spring County831-4.8%
52Clark County829-4.3%
53Pike County824-1.1%
54Independence County822+1%
55Conway County820-3.1%
56Johnson County817-4.3%
56Randolph County817+0.4%
58Izard County811-6%
58Mississippi County811-7.2%
60Clay County807-7.6%
61Howard County802-2%
62Bradley County801-3.4%
62Hempstead County801-2%
62Van Buren County801-1.6%
65Carroll County795-6.7%
66Logan County791-4.2%
67Stone County789-3.1%
68Franklin County786-3.8%
69Jackson County785-3.6%
69Marion County785-4.4%
69Polk County785-3.6%
69Prairie County785-3.6%
69Scott County785-3.6%
69Sevier County785-3.6%
69Woodruff County785-3.6%

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/fmr2020/FY20_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. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Arkansas by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/arkansas-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Crittenden County, with $1,203 in 2020, 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 $785 in 2020.

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