Helena - West Helena, AR 72342 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 96
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Home Value
$46,474
−0.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
96
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
25.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
124 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
8.7%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
13%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-54%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$170
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 54% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 36% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 133% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+24% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (96/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.0% below their final list price; 9% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 13% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $16k 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 $170 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: −9.6% to +6.7% (80% range; middle estimate −0.3%), chance of a rise 47%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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Other ZIP codes in Phillips County, AR
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena - West Helena, AR 72390 | $39.2K | −3.3% | 98 |
| Marvell, AR 72366 | $57.5K | −4.6% | 68 |
| Lexa, AR 72355 | $99.6K | −9.2% | 44 |
| Poplar Grove, AR 72374 | $82.8K | +1.1% | 14 |
| Elaine, AR 72333 | $71.9K | −5.3% | 23 |
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