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What Is It Like to Live in North Little Rock?

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

Value score

19

27th best value in Arkansas

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

Overall livability

22

26th overall in Arkansas

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

North Little Rock is home to about 64,444 people. A typical home runs $149,200 and a household earns around $45,600, a price-to-income ratio of 3.3. Among Arkansas's largest cities, it ranks 27th for value and 26th overall.

North Little Rock at a glance

Median home price

$149,200

22nd in AR of 28

Median rent

$913/mo

Median household income

$45,600

Home price to income

3.3x

Unemployment

7.0%

22nd in AR of 28

School rating

2/10

23rd in AR of 28

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AR of 28

Walk score

6/100

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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.