Cost of living in Mulberry, Arkansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $730 a month.
Mulberry is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,428 a year.
- People
- 1,646
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $730
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,428
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $135,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $979
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
Mulberry, Arkansas has about 1,646 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $135,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Crawford County is $979 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mulberry. 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 Mulberry'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 Mulberry'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, 135 have higher typical rent than Mulberry.
Nearby places
- Alma
Typical rent $1,012
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Typical rent $764
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Typical rent $847
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Typical rent $1,128
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Typical rent $1,101
Compare with Mulberry - Fort Smith
Typical rent $884
Compare with Mulberry
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.