Cost of living in Brookland, Arkansas

Brookland, Arkansas has about 4,377 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $169,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Craighead County is $1,079 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Brookland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Jonesboro, AR metro area, prices sit at 85.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Arkansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Brookland's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Arkansas home paid 14.33¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Brookland's bill.

EIA does not publish a Arkansas gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Arkansas shares this price.

Among 199 places we list in Arkansas with a rent figure, 49 have higher typical rent than Brookland.