The median home value in Van Buren, AR is $211,774 as of 2026-06-30, up 6.4% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$211,774
Year-over-Year
+6.4%
Population
24,446
Van Buren ranks #34 of 64 Arkansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 2.5% below the state's city median of $217,308. It sits in Crawford County, where the county-wide median is $224,048.
Van Buren police recorded a violent crime rate of 474 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,045 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Van Buren is $211,774. That's up 6.4% from a year earlier. That is about 2.5% below the typical county in Arkansas.
Homes in Van Buren are cheaper than Crawford County as a whole, where the median is $224,048 — a difference of about 5.5%.
Van Buren police reported 474 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 24,446. 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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