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Fort Smith, AR Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Fort Smith, AR Housing Market Trends

With a population of 89,992, 36,373 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $181,722, house prices in Fort Smith are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fort Smith, accounting for 65.69% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fort Smith include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.32%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.50%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.79%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Fort Smith are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 50.53% owning and 49.47% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Fort Smith built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Fort Smith built between 1940-1969 ( 31.75%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.87%). There's also some housing in Fort Smith built before 1939 ( 6.41%).

Fort Smith Home Appreciation Rates

Fort Smith's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Fort Smith during the period has been just 4.81%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Fort Smith's appreciation rate, at 6.24%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Fort Smith's appreciation rate has been 1.62%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.65%.

Relative to Arkansas, our data show that Fort Smith's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Arkansas.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Fort Smith differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Fort Smith - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Fort Smith real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$181,722

Fort Smith, AR Home Prices
> $1,298,000
$973,001 - $1,298,000
$649,001 - $973,000
$519,001 - $649,000
$389,001 - $519,000
$260,001 - $389,000
$130,001 - $260,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
0.7%
0.7%
1.3%
1.3%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
7.4%
7.4%
15.8%
15.8%
39.7%
39.7%
24.3%
24.3%
5.9%
5.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Arkansas

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

36,373

Fort Smith Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,114 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
50.5%
50.5%
49.5%
49.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.9%
8.9%
91.1%
91.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.9%
17.9%
44.0%
44.0%
31.7%
31.7%
6.4%
6.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
65.7%
65.7%
2.8%
2.8%
14.5%
14.5%
16.3%
16.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.4%
2.4%
11.8%
11.8%
28.3%
28.3%
41.6%
41.6%
13.6%
13.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes