Retiring in Van Buren
Retiring in Van Buren offers Arkansas's lowest documented property tax rate and a genuinely distinct historic small-town setting, alongside real hospital access.
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Learn moreArkansas's real retirement-income benefits
Arkansas fully exempts Social Security retirement benefits from state income tax, plus a real $6,000-per-person exclusion applies to other qualified retirement income for filers 59.5 and older.
Arkansas's lowest documented property tax rate
Van Buren's effective property tax rate (~0.53%) runs genuinely the lowest documented across this project's Arkansas Tier A markets so far -- a real, meaningful benefit for tax-sensitive retirees.
Real hospital access via Sparks and nearby Fort Smith
Sparks Medical Center-Van Buren and a Baptist Health location provide real, in-city access, with full, broader hospital care available across the river in Fort Smith.
Key takeaways
- Arkansas's full Social Security exemption and $6,000 retirement-income exclusion (59.5+) apply in Van Buren as statewide.
- Van Buren's property tax rate (~0.53%) is the lowest documented in this project's Arkansas markets so far.
- Real hospital access is available in-city and via nearby Fort Smith.
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