St. Francis County, AR housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 84
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Home Value
$88,525
−2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
84
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
18.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
84 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-18%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$169
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 18% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 10% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 17% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+48% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.0% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $25k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,583 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $169 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (47% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.8% to +6.6% (80% range; middle estimate −0.3%), chance of a rise 47%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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ZIP codes in St. Francis County, AR
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest City, AR 72335 | $80K | −5.5% | 97 |
| Colt, AR 72326 | $132.2K | +0.3% | 14 |
| Palestine, AR 72372 | $135.7K | +1.0% | 31 |
| Heth, AR 72346 | – | – | 68 |
| Widener, AR 72394 | – | – | 71 |
| Wheatley, AR 72392 | – | – | 5 |
| Madison, AR 72359 | – | – | 88 |
| ZIP 72322 | – | – | 72 |
| ZIP 72340 | – | – | – |