Cost of living in Little Rock, Arkansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,106 a month.
Little Rock is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,003 a year.
- People
- 203,436
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,106
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $63,003
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $236,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,121
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Little Rock, Arkansas has about 203,436 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $236,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pulaski County is $1,121 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Little Rock. 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 Little Rock'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 Little Rock'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, 28 have higher typical rent than Little Rock.
Nearby places
- Shannon Hills
Typical rent $1,530
Compare with Little Rock - North Little Rock
Typical rent $1,069
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Typical rent $778
Compare with Little Rock - Alexander
Typical rent $1,054
Compare with Little Rock - Maumelle
Typical rent $1,047
Compare with Little Rock - WrightsvilleCompare with Little Rock
- Bryant
Typical rent $993
Compare with Little Rock - East End
Typical rent $1,071
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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.