Cost of Living in Jacksonville
Jacksonville's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing and a low property tax rate, set against Arkansas's real, statewide trade-off of one of the nation's highest combined sales tax rates.
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Learn moreArkansas's real, current 3.7% top income tax rate
Arkansas's top individual income tax rate is a real, current 3.7% for 2026 (retroactive to January 1, 2026, the fourth consecutive annual cut), applying in Jacksonville as statewide (base record).
A real, disclosed housing-price spread, all genuinely affordable
Zillow's typical value ($146,539), Redfin's median sale price ($175,000), and Movoto's cited median ($199,700) all run below the national median, though the three-way spread itself is a real, disclosed tension (base record).
A real, low property tax rate
Ownwell cites Jacksonville's median effective property tax rate at 0.90%, with the broader Pulaski County average reading even lower at 0.783% per a separate source (base record).
Arkansas's real, high combined sales tax rate
Arkansas's 6.5% base state sales tax rate combines with real, substantial local-option taxes for an average combined rate of approximately 9.48% -- the 4th-highest among U.S. states (base record).
Key takeaways
- Arkansas's top income tax rate is a real, current 3.7% for 2026, applying in Jacksonville as statewide.
- Housing runs genuinely affordable across a real, disclosed $146,539-$199,700 cross-source spread.
- Property tax runs low (Ownwell's cited 0.90%; Pulaski County average 0.783%).
- Arkansas's average combined sales tax rate runs approximately 9.48%, the 4th-highest nationally.
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