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What Is It Like to Live in Little Rock?

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

Value score

36

17th best value in Arkansas

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

Overall livability

42

17th overall in Arkansas

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

Little Rock is home to about 201,893 people. A typical home runs $179,500 and a household earns around $56,900, a price-to-income ratio of 3.1. Among Arkansas's largest cities, it ranks 17th for value and 17th overall.

Little Rock at a glance

Median home price

$179,500

21st in AR of 28

Median rent

$940/mo

Median household income

$56,900

Home price to income

3.1x

Unemployment

4.5%

12th in AR of 28

School rating

4/10

11th in AR of 28

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AR of 28

Walk score

24/100

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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.