TL;DR: Is Siloam Springs, Arkansas a good place to live? Yes: population grew 16% in four years, from 17,287 in 2020 to an estimated 20,075 by 2024, and the average commute here is 22.1 minutes, versus 19.0 minutes in Bentonville and 18.2 minutes in Rogers. Siloam Springs sits in Benton County on the metro's western edge, where the countywide median home price was $386,565 in the first half of 2025, above the region's $375,000 median for all of 2025, while Washington County's median of $350,620 sits below it.
What Does a Home Cost in Siloam Springs Compared to the Rest of NWA?
Siloam Springs doesn't have its own separately published median in this data set, but the two counties it spans give clear bounds. Benton County's median home price was $386,565 in the first half of 2025, and Washington County's was $350,620 over the same period, with Washington County's the lower of the two. Regionally, the Northwest Arkansas median home price was $375,000 for full-year 2025, up 4.5% from $359,000 in 2024, so the two counties Siloam Springs spans bracket that regional figure rather than sitting cleanly above or below it. If you're relocating and comparing Siloam Springs against Bentonville or Rogers price tags, treat the county medians above as your realistic starting point rather than a single city figure, and ask for actual comps in the neighborhood you're considering.
How Long Is the Commute From Siloam Springs to Job Centers Like Bentonville and Rogers?
Workers who live in Siloam Springs face a mean commute of 22.1 minutes, per 2024 Census American Community Survey data. That's longer than the mean commute for Bentonville workers (19.0 minutes) or Rogers workers (18.2 minutes) — the two cities closest to Walmart's home office and much of the region's retail and logistics employment. Siloam Springs sits on the western edge of the Northwest Arkansas metro, bordering Oklahoma, rather than in the middle of the Bentonville-Rogers-Springdale corridor where most large employers cluster. If your job is with one of the region's largest employers in the Bentonville-Springdale-Lowell corridor, plan for a longer daily commute from Siloam Springs than living directly in those cities — the tradeoff against the county-level price bracket above.
What Are Property Taxes Like in Siloam Springs?
Siloam Springs straddles two counties, so the millage rate you pay depends on which side of the line your address falls. Property in the Siloam Springs #2 school district within Benton County carries a total millage rate of 55.9 mills (44.1 school, 5.22 city, 7.1 county) for the 2024 tax year. Property in the Siloam Springs school district on the Washington County side carries a total rate of 51.4 mills (44.9 school, 6.5 county). Arkansas assesses property at 20% of market value, and millage applies to that assessed value, not the sale price. Using Benton County's first-half-2025 median home price of $386,565 as an example, the math works out to $386,565 x 0.20 x 0.0559 = about $4,322 a year in property tax. If you're comparing Siloam Springs against another Benton or Washington County address, that 20% assessment ratio is the piece buyers most often get wrong when estimating carrying costs.
What Are the Schools Like in Siloam Springs?
Siloam Springs has its own school district, reflected in the separate school millage lines above — 44.1 mills on the Benton County side and 44.9 mills on the Washington County side — rather than sharing a rate with Bentonville, Rogers, or Springdale. On the state's ESSA School Index for the 2024-2025 school year, Siloam Springs Intermediate School received a School Letter Grade of C with an overall score of 421.39. That single score doesn't describe every school in the district, so if schools are a deciding factor, ask for the report card on the specific school that would serve your address rather than judging the district on one number.
So Is Siloam Springs, Arkansas a Good Place to Live?
On the fundamentals that survive scrutiny, the answer is yes: Siloam Springs' population grew from 17,287 at the 2020 Census to an estimated 20,075 by 2024 — a 16% increase in four years. That growth is happening as regional housing supply loosens: months of inventory in the first half of 2025 ran 5 months in Benton County, up 25% year over year, and 4 months in Washington County, stable year over year. More months of inventory means less competition among buyers than in the tightest years of the NWA market, though 4 to 5 months is still on the tighter side of balanced. Add the city's own school district and the two-county tax math above, and the case for Siloam Springs rests on growth, supply, and a manageable tax bill — with a longer commute than Bentonville or Rogers as the one clear tradeoff. If you're relocating and worried about bidding wars, the loosening Benton County side, where part of Siloam Springs sits, gives you more room to negotiate than a market with fewer months of supply.
What Should You Do With These Numbers?
- Compare Benton County's $386,565 median and Washington County's $350,620 median (both H1 2025) against your target neighborhood in Bentonville or Rogers before ruling either county out.
- Confirm which county your address falls in before budgeting property taxes — 55.9 mills on the Benton County side versus 51.4 mills on the Washington County side changes your annual bill.
- Weigh the 22.1-minute average commute against your actual employer's location in Bentonville, Springdale, or Lowell, not the regional average.
- Pull the report card for the specific school that would serve your address rather than relying on one campus's ESSA score of 421.39.
- Ask about current inventory in the specific Siloam Springs neighborhoods you're considering, since county-wide months-of-supply figures can mask tighter conditions in popular pockets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Siloam Springs, Arkansas affordable compared to the rest of Northwest Arkansas?
Siloam Springs itself doesn't have a separately published median, but it spans two counties whose medians bracket the regional figure: Benton County's median home price was $386,565 in the first half of 2025, above the Northwest Arkansas median of $375,000 for all of 2025, while Washington County's was $350,620, the lower of the two. Which county your address falls in determines which end of that range applies to you, so ask for the specific county before assuming either price point.
How long is the commute from Siloam Springs to Bentonville or Rogers?
The mean commute for Siloam Springs workers is 22.1 minutes, longer than the 19.0-minute average for Bentonville workers or the 18.2-minute average for Rogers workers, based on 2024 Census data. Siloam Springs sits on the western edge of the metro, bordering Oklahoma, away from the Bentonville-Rogers-Springdale employment corridor.
What is the property tax rate in Siloam Springs?
It depends on which county your address falls in: the Benton County side of Siloam Springs carries a 55.9 mill rate and the Washington County side carries 51.4 mills, both for the 2024 tax year. On a home at Benton County's median price of $386,565 (H1 2025), that works out to about $4,322 a year, since Arkansas assesses property at 20% of market value and applies millage to that assessed value.
What school district serves Siloam Springs?
Siloam Springs has its own school district, separate from Bentonville, Rogers, or Springdale, reflected in its own school millage rates — 44.1 mills on the Benton County side and 44.9 mills on the Washington County side. On the state's ESSA School Index for 2024-2025, Siloam Springs Intermediate School earned a C grade with an overall score of 421.39; ask for the report card on the specific school serving your address before judging the district on this one score.
If you're weighing Siloam Springs against Bentonville, Rogers, or another NWA city, Mason Capital Group will put together a side-by-side cost comparison — purchase price, estimated property tax, and commute time — for the specific addresses you're actually considering. Call 479-925-3333 to start that conversation.
About the author: Cameron Torabi, Principal Broker — Mason Capital Group. 30+ years of Northwest Arkansas real estate expertise; $2.4B+ in cumulative transaction activity.
Figures in this article are drawn from the NWALook Mid-Year Review of Northwest Arkansas Real Estate, using ArkansasONE MLS and NAR data (January-June 2025); the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey NWA 2025 Real Estate Market Review (published January 14, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data via Data USA (2024 5-year estimates); Arkansas-Demographics.com, compiled from U.S. Census Bureau data (2020 Census; 2024 estimate); the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration 2024 Millage Report, 2025 Collections; and the Arkansas Department of Education My School Info School Report Card (2024-2025 school year).