Metropolitan market · Arkansas · September 2026 data

What is the Russellville, AR real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Russellville, AR asks $262,450, down 2.4% year over year. Homes spend a median of 66 days on market, with 281 active listings and 20% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 36% of active listings, and inventory sits at 92% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$262,450
▼ 2.4% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$142
1,834 sq ft median
Median days on market
66
September 2026
Active listings
281
For sale now
New listings
82
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
20%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
92%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
36%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$190,000
▼ 11.3% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
96.6%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
58
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Russellville, AR housing market doing right now?

The Russellville, AR housing market lists at a $262,450 median as of September 2026, down 2.4% year over year, with a 66-day median market time and 281 homes for sale (20% with a price cut). Active inventory is 92% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Russellville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Russellville's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Russellville.

Russellville, AR housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$262,450-2.4% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1421,834 sq ft median
Median days on market66-16% YoY
Active listings281+7% YoY
New listings this month82September 2026
Listings with a price cut20%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$190,000-11.3% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio96.6%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio36.5%103 pending
Inventory vs 201992%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Russellville?

Russellville home prices are down 2.4% year over year and -1.3% month over month as of September 2026, at a $262,450 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$282K$274K$266K$257K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Russellville AR · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$275K$241K$207K$174K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Russellville AR · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Russellville?

Russellville has 281 active listings, 82 new this month, 103 pending as of September 2026. About 20% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 92% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
281
New this month
82
Pending
103
Price-reduced
56

Is Russellville a good real estate investment?

Russellville scores 48/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #494 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
48/100
#494 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+0.3%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
52
Value
56
Rental yield
42
Supply risk
52
Market heat
40

Russellville scores 48/100 on our composite Investor Score (#494 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 92% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 2.4% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Russellville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Russellville?

A home at Russellville's $262,450 median listing runs about $1,437 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,297/mo
−$140/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,437/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,582/mo
+$145/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $262,450 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Russellville?

To buy Russellville’s $262,450 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $67,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,557/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.2× the area’s $54,936 median household income, so a typical Russellville household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Russellville, AR — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$262,450September 2026
Down payment (20%)$52,490Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,437/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.55% effective rate)$120/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$67,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$54,936Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Russellville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Russellville shows up in 69 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +103 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
69
▲ 6.2% vs 2024
0.8 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+103
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$3.31M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Russellville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Russellville?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Russellville, AR is $262,450, down 2.4% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Russellville, AR metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Russellville?
The median home listed in Russellville asks $262,450 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,437 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Russellville?
The median property in Russellville spends 66 days on the market, with 281 homes actively listed and 20% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Russellville?
With a median 66 days on market and 20% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 36% of active listings, Russellville reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Russellville a good place to invest in real estate?
Russellville scores 48/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #494 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Russellville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Russellville and the wider Arkansas market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Russellville, AR metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.