Barling, AR 72923 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 81
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Home Value
$197,800
+3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
81
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
61 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,149/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$131
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 66% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+7% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (81/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.9% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $144/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $131 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (62% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.5% to +8.8% (80% range; middle estimate +1.7%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith, AR 72903 | $239.8K | +2.5% | 49 |
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