Cost of Living in Malvern
Malvern's cost of living runs genuinely affordable across housing, rent, and property taxes, though this record discloses real cross-source spreads worth confirming directly.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable, if disclosed-inconsistent, housing
Cited home-value estimates ran approximately $138,846-$142,161, while a separate June 2026 median LISTING price ran meaningfully higher at approximately $205,000 -- a real, disclosed spread (base record).
Rent well below the national median
Malvern's typical monthly rent ran approximately $760 -- approximately 44% below a cited national median of $1,348 (base record).
A low countywide property tax rate
Hot Spring County's cited median effective property tax rate ran a genuinely low 0.56%, though this record discloses real within-county variance and a likely data-vintage mismatch in the cited bill figure (base record).
Key takeaways
- Malvern's home-value estimates (~$139K-$142K) run genuinely affordable, though a separate listing-price figure ran meaningfully higher.
- Rent (~$760/month) ran approximately 44% below the national median.
- Hot Spring County's 0.56% median effective property tax rate runs genuinely low, with disclosed within-county variance.
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