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Cost of living in Carlisle, Arkansas

Simple answer

Typical rent is $657 a month.

Carlisle is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $41,713 a year.

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People
2,227
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$657
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$41,713
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$164,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,121
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area

Carlisle, Arkansas has about 2,227 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $164,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lonoke County is $1,121 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Carlisle. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, prices sit at 89.4 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 Carlisle'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 Carlisle's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Arkansas in the table we use.

Among 199 places we list in Arkansas with a rent figure, 163 have higher typical rent than Carlisle.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Arkansas

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.