Cost of living in Elkins, Arkansas
Elkins, Arkansas has about 3,808 people. Typical rent is $1,431 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $81,789 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,431 a month.
Elkins is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,789 a year.
- People
- 3,808
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,431
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,789
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $212,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,256
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA
Elkins, Arkansas has about 3,808 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $212,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,256 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Elkins. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, prices sit at 91.4 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 Elkins'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 Elkins'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, 4 have higher typical rent than Elkins.
Nearby places
- Goshen
Typical rent $1,068
Compare with Elkins - Fayetteville
Typical rent $1,065
Compare with Elkins - Greenland
Typical rent $1,150
Compare with Elkins - West Fork
Typical rent $1,095
Compare with Elkins - Johnson
Typical rent $1,104
Compare with Elkins - Farmington
Typical rent $1,321
Compare with Elkins - Springdale
Typical rent $1,071
Compare with Elkins - Prairie Grove
Typical rent $968
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.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Arkansas
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.