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Median Home Price in Alma, AR

The median home value in Alma, AR is $253,661 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.98% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$253,661

Year-over-Year

+5.98%

Population

6,053

Alma ranks #17 of 64 Arkansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 17.3% above the state's city median of $216,192. It sits in Crawford County, where the county-wide median is $222,088.

Housing affordability in Alma

Median household income in Alma is $68,562, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Alma

Alma police recorded a violent crime rate of 446 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,041 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Alma

What is the average home price in Alma, AR?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Alma, that value is $253,661. That's up 5.98% from a year earlier. It is about 17.3% above the typical Arkansas city tracked here.

Is Alma expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Alma are more expensive than Crawford County as a whole, where the median is $222,088 — a difference of about 14.2%.

Is Alma affordable?

Median household income here is $68,562, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Alma a safe place to live?

Alma police reported 446 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,053. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.