Retiring in Russellville

Retiring in Russellville offers genuinely affordable housing and Arkansas's real, substantial retirement-income tax treatment, anchored by a real local trauma-center hospital.

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Arkansas's real retirement-income tax treatment

Arkansas fully exempts Social Security from state income tax and offers a real $6,000-per-person exclusion on other qualified retirement income for taxpayers 59.5 and older.

A genuinely affordable cost of living

Russellville's housing runs genuinely affordable (approximately $165,000-$212,000 depending on source), and this record's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.92%.

Real local healthcare access

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, a real 170-bed Level III trauma center, anchors substantial local healthcare access for retirees.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-27. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.