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What Is It Like to Live in Springdale?

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

Value score

50

14th best value in Arkansas

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

Overall livability

47

14th overall in Arkansas

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

Springdale is home to about 85,887 people. A typical home runs $169,700 and a household earns around $56,100, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. Among Arkansas's largest cities, it ranks 14th for value and 14th overall.

Springdale at a glance

Median home price

$169,700

17th in AR of 28

Median rent

$859/mo

Median household income

$56,100

Home price to income

3.0x

Unemployment

4.8%

13th in AR of 28

School rating

4/10

13th in AR of 28

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AR of 28

Walk score

9/100

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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.