Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 72956 (Van Buren, AR)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 72956 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 72956 (Van Buren, AR) is worth about $210,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 72956 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 72956 rose 5.4%, 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 $62,988, against $58,468 in the Fort Smith metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 34,546 people live in 72956 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
72956 has the 11th-highest typical home value of the 24 ZIP codes in the Fort Smith metro area and the 122nd-highest of 305 in Arkansas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Van Buren, AR · 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.