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What Is It Like to Live in Jonesboro?

What it costs to live in Jonesboro, and how it compares with other Arkansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

25

25th best value in Arkansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Arkansas cities.

Overall livability

35

20th overall in Arkansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Jonesboro is home to about 77,520 people. A typical home runs $169,100 and a household earns around $48,900, a price-to-income ratio of 3.5. Among Arkansas's largest cities, it ranks 25th for value and 20th overall.

Jonesboro at a glance

Median home price

$169,100

24th in AR of 28

Median rent

$828/mo

Median household income

$48,900

Home price to income

3.5x

Unemployment

6.4%

20th in AR of 28

School rating

3/10

17th in AR of 28

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AR of 28

Walk score

8/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Arkansas only. Updated 2026.