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Median Home Price in Fort Smith, AR

The median home value in Fort Smith, AR is $195,761 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.37% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$195,761

Year-over-Year

+3.37%

Population

89,977

Fort Smith ranks #39 of 64 Arkansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 9.5% below the state's city median of $216,192. It sits in Sebastian County, where the county-wide median is $204,518.

Housing affordability in Fort Smith

Median household income in Fort Smith is $54,816, so the typical home value is about 3.6× 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 Fort Smith

Fort Smith police recorded a violent crime rate of 842 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,684 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 Fort Smith

What is the average home price in Fort Smith, 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 Fort Smith, that value is $195,761. That's up 3.37% from a year earlier. It is about 9.5% below the typical Arkansas city tracked here.

Is Fort Smith expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Fort Smith are cheaper than Sebastian County as a whole, where the median is $204,518 — a difference of about 4.3%.

Is Fort Smith affordable?

Median household income here is $54,816, so the typical home value is about 3.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Fort Smith a safe place to live?

Fort Smith police reported 842 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 89,977. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.