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The median home value in Jefferson County, AR is $85,670 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.1% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$85,670
Year-over-Year
-1.1%
National Rank
#3024 of 3071
Jefferson County ranks 69th out of 74 counties in AR by median home price, and is -63.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AR, the typical county has a median home value of $166,302, making Jefferson County -48.5% below the AR state median.
Households here earn a median of $51,096 a year against a typical home value of $85,670 — a price-to-income ratio of 1.7×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That makes it one of the most affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jefferson County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,385 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,006 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 45,409 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jefferson County is $85,670. That's down 1.1% from a year earlier. That is about 63.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jefferson County the 69th most expensive of 74 counties in Arkansas.
Median household income here is $51,096, so a typical home costs about 1.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jefferson County recorded 1,385 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 45,409 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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