Cost of Living in Blytheville
Blytheville's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing, offset by a median household income running well below Arkansas's own statewide figure.
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Learn moreA genuinely affordable, if unresolved, housing market
Housing figures reviewed this pass ranged from $85,000 to $144,000 across sources -- every figure runs well below national and Arkansas benchmarks, though this record discloses that real, wide spread rather than picking one number (base record).
Arkansas's real, flat-declining 3.7% state income tax
Arkansas's real, current top individual income tax rate (3.7% for 2026) and full Social Security/retirement-income exemptions apply in Blytheville as statewide (base record).
A real, disclosed below-state-median household income
Blytheville's median household income runs approximately $47,865 -- 21% below Arkansas's own statewide median -- with a real, disclosed 24.23% poverty rate movers should weigh directly (base record).
Arkansas's real, elevated statewide sales tax and insurance costs
Arkansas's average combined sales tax rate runs 9.48% (Tax Foundation, 2026), and homeowners insurance runs well above the national average statewide -- real, disclosed costs against the affordable housing (base record).
Key takeaways
- Blytheville's housing runs genuinely affordable, though this record discloses a real, wide, unresolved price spread ($85,000-$144,000).
- Arkansas's flat-declining 3.7% top state income tax (2026) applies statewide, including in Blytheville.
- Median household income (~$47,865) runs 21% below Arkansas's statewide figure, with a disclosed 24.23% poverty rate.
- Arkansas's 9.48% average combined sales tax rate and above-average homeowners insurance are real, disclosed trade-offs.
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