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Cost of living in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Simple answer

Typical rent is $956 a month.

Jonesboro is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $55,424 a year.

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People
80,137
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$956
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$55,424
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$223,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,079
Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area

Jonesboro, Arkansas has about 80,137 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $223,200.

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 Jonesboro. 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 Jonesboro'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 Jonesboro'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, 56 have higher typical rent than Jonesboro.

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.