Living here
Cost of living in Bentonville
Housing is close to the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,238/mo
8% below US
Median home value
$370,700
22% above US
Median household income
$108,465
38% above US
Rent as share of income
14%
US 21%
Home price to income
3.4×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
9.5%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Bentonville compares
- Bentonville$1,238
- Arkansas$914
- United States$1,348
- Bentonville$370,700
- Arkansas$175,300
- United States$303,400
Taxes
Life in Bentonville
Questions
Is Bentonville expensive to live in?
Housing in Bentonville is close to the national average: median rent is $1,238 (8% below US) and the median home value is $370,700 (22% above US).
How much is rent in Bentonville?
The median gross rent is $1,238 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $916, 1 bedroom $1,056, 2 bedrooms $1,256, 3 bedrooms $1,739, 4 bedrooms $2,099.
How much of their income do renters spend in Bentonville?
At the median, a year’s rent ($14,856) equals about 14% of the median household income ($108,465); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Bentonville?
Sales tax is 9.5% and property taxes run about 0.73% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration - List of Cities and Counties with Local Sales and Use Tax, October-December 2026; state rate per DFA State Sales & Use Tax Rates.