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The median home value in Independence County, AR is $176,328 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.42% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$176,328
Year-over-Year
+6.42%
National Rank
#2247 of 3071
Independence County ranks 32nd out of 74 counties in AR by median home price, and is -24.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AR, the typical county has a median home value of $166,302, making Independence County +6.0% above the AR state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,609 a year against a typical home value of $176,328 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 31% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Independence County recorded a violent crime rate of 426 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,462 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 11,973 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Independence County is $176,328. That's up 6.42% from a year earlier. That is about 24.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Independence County the 32nd most expensive of 74 counties in Arkansas.
Median household income here is $56,609, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Independence County recorded 426 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 11,973 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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