Living in Sherwood, AR

Pulaski County

Sherwood is a real, current Pulaski County suburb functioning genuinely as a Little Rock-North Little Rock bedroom community -- Arkansas's 13th most populous city, carrying a real, disclosed, essentially flat population picture across sources (2020 Census 32,731; readings from 32,528 to 33,951 depending on source and year). This record discloses honestly that Sherwood hosts no major standalone employer of its own, with residents commuting substantially into the broader Little Rock metro. Housing carries a real, wide cross-source spread (approximately $213,693-$315,000 depending on source and methodology), and this record discloses that Sherwood's exact effective property tax rate was not independently confirmed this pass -- instead presenting a calculated approximation (~0.63%) derived transparently from Ownwell's cited median tax bill and Zillow's cited home value, rather than overstating precision. Most of Sherwood is currently served by the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) via the Sylvan Hills schools, though a real, current, genuinely unresolved effort by the Sherwood Public Education Foundation is pursuing an independent Sherwood school district for approximately 4,600 students. Arkansas's real, current low 3.7% top income tax rate applies statewide.

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Housing

Median sale price$315,000

Taxes

Local effective property tax rate0.63%

Not independently sourced at the Pulaski County level this session. Arkansas's top state income tax rate is 3.70%. See the Arkansas hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Sherwood-specific.

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The tradeoffs

Pros

Real, close, practical Little Rock-metro commute access, Arkansas's real, current low 3.7% top income tax rate, and housing costs that run at or below several nearby Arkansas suburbs depending on the specific source consulted. A real, active, currently-pursued effort toward greater local control of Sherwood-area schools.

Cons

No major standalone employer within city limits (a real, disclosed bedroom-community dependency on the broader metro), a real, disclosed crime rate running above the national average per most sources reviewed, no hospital directly within city limits, and a real, currently unresolved school-district situation this record does not present as already settled.

Who this fits

Best for: Best fits commuters prioritizing close, practical access into the Little Rock-North Little Rock job market and Arkansas's real, low state income tax, who are comfortable with Sherwood's real, disclosed dependency on neighboring cities for major employment and hospital care.

Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers wanting a fully settled, single-district school situation today, or those prioritizing the lowest possible crime exposure -- this record discloses Sherwood's real, ongoing school-district separation effort and above-national-average crime data directly rather than presenting either as resolved.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-27. Independent research; see individual metric entries above for source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.