Moving to Stuttgart: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Stuttgart means joining a real, genuinely distinctive Arkansas County city long branded the "Rice and Duck Capital of the World," anchored by Riceland Foods' world headquarters and the annual World's Championship Duck Calling Contest.
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Learn moreA real, world-headquartered rice economy
Riceland Foods, Inc. (the world's largest rice miller and marketer, founded 1921) maintains its corporate headquarters and three mills in Stuttgart; alongside Producers Rice Mill, the two companies handle roughly 40% of the nation's rice crop and employ 1,500+ people (base record).
A real, internationally known duck-hunting destination
Stuttgart's real position on the Mississippi Flyway anchors the annual World's Championship Duck Calling Contest, first held in 1936 and now the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving-weekend Wings Over the Prairie Festival, with winners today taking home a prize package worth over $25,000 (base record).
Genuinely affordable housing and low property taxes
Redfin's cited median sale price ran approximately $120,000, and Stuttgart's effective property tax rate ran a genuinely low 0.66% -- below both the Arkansas and national medians (base record).
Honestly disclosed: elevated crime
Stuttgart's crime data runs genuinely elevated relative to both Arkansas and national comparisons across the sources reviewed -- this record discloses that honestly rather than downplaying it (base record).
Key takeaways
- Riceland Foods' world headquarters and the annual World's Championship Duck Calling Contest anchor a genuinely distinctive identity.
- Housing runs genuinely affordable, though this record discloses real, sharp month-to-month price volatility typical of a small, thin market.
- Stuttgart's effective property tax rate (0.66%) runs below both the Arkansas and national medians.
- Arkansas's real 3.7% top income tax rate (2026) and the $600 Amendment 79 homestead credit apply statewide.
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