Taxes in Conway
Conway's tax picture combines a genuinely favorable effective property tax rate with Arkansas's real, statewide falling income tax and a substantial sales tax.
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Learn moreA property tax rate below both state and national medians
Conway's effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.76% -- genuinely below the Arkansas statewide median (~0.81%) and the national median (~1.02%), with real, disclosed zip-level variance from approximately $1,238/year (72032) to approximately $1,796/year (72034).
Arkansas's real, current falling income tax
Arkansas's top individual income tax rate runs 3.7% for 2026 -- the fourth consecutive annual cut since 2022 -- alongside a full Social Security exemption and a $6,000 retirement-income exclusion for filers 59.5+.
A real, substantial 9.125% combined sales tax
Conway's combined sales tax runs 9.125% (6.5% state + 0.5% Faulkner County + 2.125% city) -- a real, substantial rate this record discloses as a genuine trade-off against the low property tax.
Key takeaways
- Conway's effective property tax rate (~0.76%) runs genuinely below both state and national medians.
- Arkansas's top income tax rate (3.7%, 2026) has fallen for four consecutive years.
- Conway's 9.125% combined sales tax is a real, substantial cost trade-off.
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