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Cities in Arkansas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Forrest City, AR had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 39 cities in 2024, at 59.9%. Malvern, AR had the lowest, at 26.6%. The median was 45.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 44.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.9Forrest City, AR
Lowest26.6Malvern, AR
Median45.139 cities
Arkansas44.8History

All cities, 2024

Forrest City, AR: 59.9 %Forrest City, AR59.9Blytheville, AR: 58.1 %Blytheville, AR58.1Mountain Home, AR: 56.4 %Mountain Home, AR56.4Jonesboro, AR: 54.1 %Jonesboro, AR54.1Searcy, AR: 51.7 %Searcy, AR51.7Texarkana, AR: 51.6 %Texarkana, AR51.6Harrison, AR: 51.2 %Harrison, AR51.2Paragould, AR: 50.2 %Paragould, AR50.2Jacksonville, AR: 49.9 %Jacksonville, AR49.9West Memphis, AR: 49.6 %West Memphis, AR49.6El Dorado, AR: 49.5 %El Dorado, AR49.5Camden, AR: 49.3 %Camden, AR49.3Cabot, AR: 49.2 %Cabot, AR49.2Fayetteville, AR: 49.2 %Fayetteville, AR49.2Hot Springs, AR: 49.1 %Hot Springs, AR49.1Little Rock, AR: 48.9 %Little Rock, AR48.9North Little Rock, AR: 47.8 %North Little Rock, AR47.8Conway, AR: 46.9 %Conway, AR46.9Pine Bluff, AR: 46.9 %Pine Bluff, AR46.9Sherwood, AR: 45.1 %Sherwood, AR45.1Farmington, AR: 44.5 %Farmington, AR44.5Russellville, AR: 42.6 %Russellville, AR42.6Siloam Springs, AR: 42.6 %Siloam Springs, AR42.6Fort Smith, AR: 42.1 %Fort Smith, AR42.1Van Buren, AR: 41.5 %Van Buren, AR41.5Benton, AR: 40.2 %Benton, AR40.2Springdale, AR: 38.5 %Springdale, AR38.5Batesville, AR: 37.9 %Batesville, AR37.9Rogers, AR: 36.5 %Rogers, AR36.5Marion, AR: 34.9 %Marion, AR34.9Maumelle, AR: 33 %Maumelle, AR33Pea Ridge, AR: 30.1 %Pea Ridge, AR30.1Magnolia, AR: 30 %Magnolia, AR30Bella Vista, AR: 28 %Bella Vista, AR28Bryant, AR: 27.7 %Bryant, AR27.7Bentonville, AR: 27.6 %Bentonville, AR27.6Centerton, AR: 27.5 %Centerton, AR27.5Lowell, AR: 27.1 %Lowell, AR27.1Malvern, AR: 26.6 %Malvern, AR26.6Forrest City, AR: 59.9 %Forrest City, AR59.9Blytheville, AR: 58.1 %Blytheville, AR58.1Mountain Home, AR: 56.4 %Mountain Home, AR56.4Jonesboro, AR: 54.1 %Jonesboro, AR54.1Searcy, AR: 51.7 %Searcy, AR51.7Texarkana, AR: 51.6 %Texarkana, AR51.6Harrison, AR: 51.2 %Harrison, AR51.2Paragould, AR: 50.2 %Paragould, AR50.2Jacksonville, AR: 49.9 %Jacksonville, AR49.9West Memphis, AR: 49.6 %West Memphis, AR49.6El Dorado, AR: 49.5 %El Dorado, AR49.5Camden, AR: 49.3 %Camden, AR49.3Cabot, AR: 49.2 %Cabot, AR49.2Fayetteville, AR: 49.2 %Fayetteville, AR49.2Hot Springs, AR: 49.1 %Hot Springs, AR49.1Little Rock, AR: 48.9 %Little Rock, AR48.9North Little Rock, AR: 47.8 %North Little Rock, AR47.8Conway, AR: 46.9 %Conway, AR46.9Pine Bluff, AR: 46.9 %Pine Bluff, AR46.9Sherwood, AR: 45.1 %Sherwood, AR45.1Farmington, AR: 44.5 %Farmington, AR44.5Russellville, AR: 42.6 %Russellville, AR42.6Siloam Springs, AR: 42.6 %Siloam Springs, AR42.6Fort Smith, AR: 42.1 %Fort Smith, AR42.1Van Buren, AR: 41.5 %Van Buren, AR41.5Benton, AR: 40.2 %Benton, AR40.2Springdale, AR: 38.5 %Springdale, AR38.5Batesville, AR: 37.9 %Batesville, AR37.9Rogers, AR: 36.5 %Rogers, AR36.5Marion, AR: 34.9 %Marion, AR34.9Maumelle, AR: 33 %Maumelle, AR33Pea Ridge, AR: 30.1 %Pea Ridge, AR30.1Magnolia, AR: 30 %Magnolia, AR30Bella Vista, AR: 28 %Bella Vista, AR28Bryant, AR: 27.7 %Bryant, AR27.7Bentonville, AR: 27.6 %Bentonville, AR27.6Centerton, AR: 27.5 %Centerton, AR27.5Lowell, AR: 27.1 %Lowell, AR27.1Malvern, AR: 26.6 %Malvern, AR26.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Forrest City, AR59.9-0.7 pts
2Blytheville, AR58.1+6.1 pts
3Mountain Home, AR56.4+0.7 pts
4Jonesboro, AR54.1-1.8 pts
5Searcy, AR51.7-2.6 pts
6Texarkana, AR51.6-0.1 pts
7Harrison, AR51.2+0.2 pts
8Paragould, AR50.2+0.9 pts
9Jacksonville, AR49.9-2.8 pts
10West Memphis, AR49.6-6.2 pts
11El Dorado, AR49.5-2.4 pts
12Camden, AR49.3+8.4 pts
13Cabot, AR49.2+5.8 pts
14Fayetteville, AR49.2-0.9 pts
15Hot Springs, AR49.1-2.7 pts
16Little Rock, AR48.9-0.6 pts
17North Little Rock, AR47.8+2.1 pts
18Conway, AR46.9-1 pts
19Pine Bluff, AR46.9-2.6 pts
20Sherwood, AR45.1+1.7 pts
21Farmington, AR44.5+3.4 pts
22Russellville, AR42.6-5.2 pts
23Siloam Springs, AR42.6-0.7 pts
24Fort Smith, AR42.1-0.2 pts
25Van Buren, AR41.5-4.9 pts
26Benton, AR40.2-1.2 pts
27Springdale, AR38.5+2.2 pts
28Batesville, AR37.9+0.1 pts
29Rogers, AR36.5+0.1 pts
30Marion, AR34.9-0.8 pts
31Maumelle, AR33-3.4 pts
32Pea Ridge, AR30.1+7.9 pts
33Magnolia, AR30-4.5 pts
34Bella Vista, AR28-1.3 pts
35Bryant, AR27.7-2 pts
36Bentonville, AR27.6-0.1 pts
37Centerton, AR27.5+1.9 pts
38Lowell, AR27.1+2.6 pts
39Malvern, AR26.6-4.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arkansas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/arkansas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arkansas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/arkansas-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/arkansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Forrest City, AR, with 59.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Malvern, AR, with 26.6% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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