Living in Berryville, AR
Carroll County
Berryville is real, genuinely Carroll County's largest city and one of its two county seats, alongside Eureka Springs. Berryville's population runs approximately 5,844, out of a broader Carroll County population of approximately 29,263. Berryville's economy is real, genuinely anchored by a large, current Tyson Foods poultry-processing plant, processing approximately 716,000 pounds of poultry product daily -- one of the poultry-industry anchors central to Arkansas's broader economic identity. Housing runs genuinely more affordable than Carroll County's broader figures suggest: Berryville's own trailing-12-month median sale price ran approximately $213,500, well below the county's $330,000 median, a real divergence this record attributes to Eureka Springs's more expensive resort-town housing skewing the county-wide figure. Berryville's own 0.63% Ownwell effective property tax rate runs well below the national median, driven specifically by the city's own $0 direct municipal property-tax levy, with Carroll County and school-district levies making up the effective rate. Arkansas's low, current 3.7% top income tax rate applies statewide, and Berryville shares Arkansas's real, statewide tornado risk.
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Taxes
Not independently sourced at the Carroll County level this session. Arkansas's top state income tax rate is 3.70%. See the Arkansas hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Berryville-specific.
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Pros
A real, established Tyson Foods employment anchor; genuinely affordable housing (approximately $213,500 median sale price) relative to Carroll County's broader, resort-town-skewed figures; Berryville's own $0 direct municipal property tax levy contributing to a low 0.63% effective rate; and Arkansas's real, low 3.7% state income tax.
Cons
A confirmed, current employment-count figure for the Tyson plant and a city-specific median rent were not found with confidence this pass; a local economy genuinely concentrated in poultry processing, which carries real cyclicality and workforce-composition considerations movers should confirm directly; and Arkansas's statewide tornado risk applies.
Who this fits
Best for: Best fits budget-conscious movers prioritizing genuinely affordable housing and low property taxes, comfortable with a small Ozarks city whose local economy concentrates meaningfully in poultry processing, needing to confirm current employer and rental data directly.
Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers seeking a highly diversified local job market beyond poultry processing and county-government/retail roles, or anyone needing major-airport access.
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