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The median home value in West Memphis, AR is $133,589 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.51% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$133,589
Year-over-Year
+7.51%
Population
23,617
West Memphis ranks #56 of 64 Arkansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 38.2% below the state's city median of $216,192. It sits in Crittenden County, where the county-wide median is $168,152.
Median household income in West Memphis is $42,674, so the typical home value is about 3.1× 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).
West Memphis police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,922 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,658 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 West Memphis, that value is $133,589. That's up 7.51% from a year earlier. It is about 38.2% below the typical Arkansas city tracked here.
Homes in West Memphis are cheaper than Crittenden County as a whole, where the median is $168,152 — a difference of about 20.6%.
Median household income here is $42,674, so the typical home value is about 3.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.
West Memphis police reported 1,922 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 23,617. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.