Cost of Living & Housing in Berryville
Berryville's cost of living centers on housing running genuinely more affordable than Carroll County's broader figures suggest, alongside a below-national-median property tax rate.
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Learn moreAffordable housing, distinct from Eureka Springs's county-wide skew
Berryville's own trailing-12-month median sale price ran approximately $213,500 (up 14% year-over-year), meaningfully below Carroll County's broader $330,000 median (January 2026) -- a real, disclosed divergence attributable to Eureka Springs's more expensive resort-town housing stock skewing the county-wide figure (base record).
A 0.63% effective property tax rate, driven by a $0 city levy
Berryville's own 0.63% Ownwell effective property tax rate produces a $715 median annual tax bill, driven specifically by the city's own $0 direct municipal property-tax levy -- Carroll County and school-district levies make up the effective rate (base record).
Arkansas's 3.7% flat-topping income tax
Arkansas's real, current top individual income tax rate is 3.7% for tax year 2026, with a full Social Security exemption and a $6,000 exclusion on other qualifying retirement income for taxpayers 59.5+ (base record).
Confirm current rent and employer-count data directly
A reliable, city-specific median rent figure and a confirmed, current total-employment figure for the Tyson Foods plant were not found with confidence this pass -- confirm both directly with a local property manager and the Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce (base record).
Key takeaways
- Berryville's median sale price runs approximately $213,500, well below Carroll County's broader, Eureka-Springs-skewed $330,000 figure.
- Berryville's own 0.63% effective property tax rate is driven by the city's $0 direct municipal levy plus county/school-district levies.
- Arkansas's 3.7% top income tax rate and full Social Security exemption apply as documented statewide.
- A confirmed, current rent figure and Tyson-plant employment count were not found with confidence this pass -- confirm both directly.
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