52 census tracts

Little Rock.Arkansas housing market

This Little Rock housing market report covers about 93,900 homes across 52 census tracts. The median census tract scores 60.0 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, lower than in 131 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $390,314 across 874 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

The Junction Bridge over the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock at twilight
The Junction Bridge over the Arkansas River at twilight. Sean Pavone/Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$390,314
874 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.4%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
93,900
across 52 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
12.2%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
46%
of occupied homes

Little Rock housing market context

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01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 52 census tracts in Little Rock.

median 60.0 48 69

Half of Little Rock's tracts score between 56 and 63. The full range spans 48 to 69, with a median of 60.0.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (60.0)
Mean (59.2)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Little Rock's tracts is 7.5 points wide on the score, wider than in 114 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 93,900 homes in Little Rock, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 54%, renter 46%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 54% · Renter 46%
Housing occupancy: occupied 87.8%, vacant 12.2%.
Occupancy Occupied 87.8% · Vacant 12.2%

Of about 93,900 homes, 12.2% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 46% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 63% of Little Rock’s housing units are in single-family structures, 8% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 27% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Little Rock compares

Little Rock's median is above the Arkansas median on 4 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Little Rock compares with Arkansas and United States medians
Metric Little Rock lower · median · upper Little Rock Arkansas AR United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$45,611 $58,705 $86,241 $56,256 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
33% 48% 65% 30% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
31% 34% 39% 31% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
4.1% every tract 5.2% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
2.1% 2.4% 2.9% 3.0% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
1.36% every tract 1.36% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.76% 0.88% 1.48% 1.00% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
26.6% 31.3% 35.3% 28.1% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

05.

Nearby markets

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