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Cost of living in Greenwood, Arkansas

Greenwood, Arkansas has about 9,616 people. Typical rent is $836 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $66,844 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.

Ranked #2 in Arkansas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $836 a month.

Greenwood is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,844 a year.

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People
9,616
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$836
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$66,844
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$182,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$979
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA

Greenwood, Arkansas has about 9,616 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $182,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sebastian County is $979 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Greenwood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Fort Smith, AR-OK 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 Greenwood'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 Greenwood'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, 93 have higher typical rent than Greenwood.

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

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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.