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The median home value in Helena - West Helena, AR is $39,459 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.74% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$39,459
Year-over-Year
-3.74%
Population
8,404
Helena - West Helena ranks #64 of 64 Arkansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 81.7% below the state's city median of $216,192. It sits in Phillips County, where the county-wide median is $48,428.
Median household income in Helena - West Helena is $36,019, so the typical home value is about 1.1× 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).
Helena - West Helena police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,630 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,439 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
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 Helena - West Helena, that value is $39,459. That's down 3.74% from a year earlier. It is about 81.7% below the typical Arkansas city tracked here.
Homes in Helena - West Helena are cheaper than Phillips County as a whole, where the median is $48,428 — a difference of about 18.5%.
Median household income here is $36,019, so the typical home value is about 1.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.
Helena - West Helena police reported 1,630 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,404. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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