Cost of living in Huntsville, Arkansas
Huntsville, Arkansas has about 3,202 people. Typical rent is $620 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $57,813 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 $620 a month.
Huntsville is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,813 a year.
- People
- 3,202
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $620
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $57,813
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $163,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,256
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA
Huntsville, Arkansas has about 3,202 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $163,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Madison County is $1,256 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Huntsville. 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 Huntsville'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 Huntsville'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, 173 have higher typical rent than Huntsville.
Nearby places
- Goshen
Typical rent $1,068
Compare with Huntsville - Elkins
Typical rent $1,431
Compare with Huntsville - Berryville
Typical rent $875
Compare with Huntsville - Eureka Springs
Typical rent $887
Compare with Huntsville - Green Forest
Typical rent $707
Compare with Huntsville - Prairie Creek
Typical rent $897
Compare with Huntsville - Fayetteville
Typical rent $1,065
Compare with Huntsville - Springdale
Typical rent $1,071
Compare with Huntsville
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.