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The median home value in Howard County, AR is $161,841 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$161,841
Year-over-Year
+2.33%
National Rank
#2441 of 3071
Howard County ranks 42nd out of 74 counties in AR by median home price, and is -30.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AR, the typical county has a median home value of $166,302, making Howard County -2.7% below the AR state median.
Households here earn a median of $45,603 a year against a typical home value of $161,841 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 47% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Howard County recorded a violent crime rate of 375 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,975 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 5,063 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Howard County is $161,841. That's up 2.33% from a year earlier. That is about 30.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Howard County the 42nd most expensive of 74 counties in Arkansas.
Median household income here is $45,603, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Howard County recorded 375 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,063 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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