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Home values, rents and more in Van Buren, 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
+5.5%
Metro: +4.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,108/mo
Metro: $1,074 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+3.9%
Metro: +3.2% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
23,763
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$61,149
Metro: $58,468 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Van Buren, AR, shaded by typical home valueVan Buren7295672904
  • Under $120k
  • $120k–$170k
  • $170k–$200k
  • $200k–$230k
  • $230k+
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ZIP codes around Van Buren, AR, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Van Buren is outlined.

How Van Buren compares

The typical home in Van Buren, AR is worth about $209,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Van Buren 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 Van Buren rose 5.5%, compared with +4.4% in the Fort Smith metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,108 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 3% above the Fort Smith metro area ($1,074) and 43% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $61,149, against $58,468 in the Fort Smith metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 23,763 people live in Van Buren (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Van Buren has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 19 cities in the Fort Smith metro area and the 99th-highest of 263 in Arkansas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Crawford 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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