Cost of living in West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis, Arkansas has about 23,929 people. Typical rent is $870 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $42,674 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 #69 in Arkansas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $870 a month.
West Memphis is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $42,674 a year.
- People
- 23,929
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $870
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $42,674
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $120,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,301
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area
West Memphis, Arkansas has about 23,929 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $120,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Crittenden County is $1,301 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Memphis. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, prices sit at 92.2 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 West Memphis'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 West Memphis'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, 77 have higher typical rent than West Memphis.
Nearby places
- Marion
Typical rent $1,148
Compare with West Memphis - Memphis
Typical rent $1,181
Compare with West Memphis - Lynchburg
Typical rent $1,915
Compare with West Memphis - Walls
Typical rent $1,200
Compare with West Memphis - Horn Lake
Typical rent $1,435
Compare with West Memphis - Earle
Typical rent $583
Compare with West Memphis - Southaven
Typical rent $1,445
- Millington
Typical rent $1,111
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.