Cost of living in Tontitown, Arkansas
Tontitown, Arkansas has about 6,425 people. Typical rent is $1,346 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $85,603 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.
Ranked #50 in Arkansas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,346 a month.
Tontitown is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,603 a year.
- People
- 6,425
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,346
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $85,603
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $430,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,256
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA
- Gas
- $3.954
- Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of October 12, 2026
Tontitown, Arkansas has about 6,425 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $430,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,256 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Tontitown. 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 Tontitown'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 Tontitown's bill.
EIA does not publish a Arkansas gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Arkansas shares this price.
Among 199 places we list in Arkansas with a rent figure, 8 have higher typical rent than Tontitown.
Nearby places
- Elm Springs
Typical rent $1,321
Compare with Tontitown - Johnson
Typical rent $1,104
Compare with Tontitown - Springdale
Typical rent $1,071
Compare with Tontitown - Cave Springs
Typical rent $2,222
Compare with Tontitown - Fayetteville
Typical rent $1,065
Compare with Tontitown - Lowell
Typical rent $1,136
Compare with Tontitown - Highfill
Typical rent $1,423
Compare with Tontitown - Farmington
Typical rent $1,321
Compare with Tontitown
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.