Cost of Living in Stuttgart
Stuttgart's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and property taxes, even as Arkansas's real, comparatively high statewide sales tax and homeowners insurance costs apply as they do across the state.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable, volatile housing
Redfin's cited median sale price ran approximately $120,000 (down a real, sharp 33.3% year-over-year, a thin-market swing), with homes separately listed at a median of approximately $125,000 in August 2026 (base record).
A low property tax rate and bill
Stuttgart's effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.66%, with a median annual bill of just $456 -- $1,944 below the national median bill (base record).
Arkansas's real, comparatively high sales tax
Arkansas's statewide average combined state-and-local sales tax rate ran approximately 9.48% in 2026 -- among the highest average combined rates in the nation, a real, disclosed trade-off against the state's low property tax burden (base record).
Key takeaways
- Stuttgart's median home price (~$120K-$125K) runs genuinely affordable relative to national medians.
- A 0.66% effective property tax rate produces a low $456 median annual bill.
- Arkansas's ~9.48% average combined sales tax rate and above-national homeowners insurance costs are real, disclosed trade-offs.
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