Cost of Living in Texarkana
Texarkana's cost of living runs genuinely low on housing and income tax, offset by a real, disclosed sales-tax trade-off relative to the Texas side.
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Learn moreLow housing costs
Zillow's typical home value ran approximately $169,100 (up 11.5% YoY), and RentCafe cited one-bedroom rents around $695-$760/month -- both genuinely below national norms.
A real income-tax advantage, offset by sales tax
Bona fide Texarkana, AR city-limit residents pay zero Arkansas state income tax under a real border-city exemption, but combined sales tax runs approximately 10.25% -- meaningfully higher than Texarkana, Texas's own ~8.25%.
Low property taxes
This record's own Ownwell-cited effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.88%, close to Miller County's ~0.86% median and below the national ~1.02% median.
Key takeaways
- Housing and rent both run genuinely below national averages.
- The real income-tax exemption is offset by a genuinely higher ~10.25% combined sales tax.
- Texarkana's effective property tax rate (~0.88%) runs below the national median.
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