Cost of living in Russellville, Arkansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $842 a month.
Russellville is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,877 a year.
- People
- 29,162
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $842
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,877
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $172,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $948
- Pope County, AR
Russellville, Arkansas has about 29,162 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $172,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pope County is $948 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Russellville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Arkansas's prices sit at 86.9 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Arkansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Russellville'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 Russellville'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, 91 have higher typical rent than Russellville.
Nearby places
- Dardanelle
Typical rent $984
Compare with Russellville - Pottsville
Typical rent $797
Compare with Russellville - London
Typical rent $827
Compare with Russellville - Dover
Typical rent $816
Compare with Russellville - Atkins
Typical rent $889
Compare with Russellville - Lamar
Typical rent $548
Compare with Russellville - Danville
Typical rent $635
Compare with Russellville - Clarksville
Typical rent $760
Compare with Russellville
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.