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Home values, rents and more in Lavaca, AR

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$209,000
Metro: $203,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.6%
Metro: +4.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
2,489
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$80,924
Metro: $58,468 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Lavaca, AR, shaded by typical home valueLavaca72941
  • Under $200k
  • $200k–$220k
  • $220k–$250k
  • $250k+
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ZIP codes around Lavaca, AR, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Lavaca is outlined.

How Lavaca compares

The typical home in Lavaca, AR is worth about $209,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Lavaca are 3% above the typical value in the Fort Smith metro area ($203,000) and 43% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Lavaca rose 4.6%, compared with +4.4% in the Fort Smith metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $80,924, against $58,468 in the Fort Smith metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 2,489 people live in Lavaca (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Lavaca has the 7th-highest typical home value of the 19 cities in the Fort Smith metro area and the 100th-highest of 263 in Arkansas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Sebastian County, AR · Fort Smith metro area · Arkansas

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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