Taxes in Rogers
Rogers's tax picture combines Arkansas's real, current 3.7% top graduated income tax -- its fourth consecutive annual cut -- with a genuinely low property tax rate and a genuinely high combined sales tax rate near 9.48%, a real, disclosed trade-off this record does not smooth over.
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Learn moreArkansas's Real, Current Top Income Tax Rate: 3.7% (2026)
Arkansas's top marginal income tax rate fell to 3.7% in 2026 (from 3.9%), retroactive to January 1, 2026 -- the fourth consecutive annual cut, cited by state officials as the lowest rate in Arkansas's history since the income tax was created. The standard bracket schedule runs 0% on the first $5,599 up through 3.7% on income from $26,400-$94,700; a separate two-tier table (2%/3.7%) applies above $94,700.
Property Tax Runs a Real, Genuinely Low Rate -- See the Dedicated Property-Taxes Page
As detailed in full on the property-taxes topic page, Rogers's cited median effective property tax rate (~0.67%) runs below both the Arkansas state median and the national median, further reduced by Amendment 79's real $600 (2026) homestead credit for owner-occupants.
Arkansas's Real, High Combined Sales Tax Rate -- the 3rd-Highest in the Nation
Arkansas's 6.5% state sales tax rate, combined with substantial real local-option add-ons, produces a real, cited average combined rate of approximately 9.48% -- the 3rd-highest in the nation, behind only Louisiana (10.13%) and Tennessee (9.61%), and just ahead of Washington (9.57%) and Alabama (9.46%).
Social Security Is Fully Exempt; a Real, Modest Exclusion Applies to Other Retirement Income
As detailed on the retiring topic page, Arkansas fully exempts Social Security benefits from state income tax, and offers a real $6,000 (single) / $12,000 (married) exclusion on other retirement income (pensions, IRAs, 401(k)s) for filers 59.5+, with military retirement pay fully exempt.
Key takeaways
- Arkansas's top income tax rate fell to a real, current 3.7% in 2026 -- the fourth consecutive annual cut, with no confirmed future cut yet scheduled.
- Rogers's own cited median effective property tax rate (~0.67%) runs genuinely below both the Arkansas state median and the national median.
- Arkansas's combined sales tax rate runs a real, cited average of approximately 9.48% -- the 3rd-highest in the nation.
- Social Security is fully exempt from Arkansas state income tax, with a real $6,000/$12,000 exclusion on other retirement income for filers 59.5+.
- Military retirement pay is fully exempt from Arkansas state income tax.
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