TL;DR: Bentonville's median home sale price reached $415,000 in July 2026 (Houzeo).
Median Home Price Hits $415,000
The median home sale price in Bentonville was $415,000 as of July 2026 (Houzeo). Inventory has not kept pace with demand: the market had 766 active listings as of July 2026, representing 2.64 months of supply (Houzeo). Under three months of supply is a market where a well-priced home rarely sits long, and a buyer arriving without financing or paperwork lined up in advance is competing for a smaller pool of homes than the sale price alone suggests. For someone relocating from out of state, that means the search and the mortgage pre-approval need to happen on the same calendar, not in sequence. Reviewing featured listings as soon as you start planning a move gives you a picture of what is actually on the market now, rather than what sold months ago, and lets you move quickly once the right property appears.
A 6.67% Mortgage And 0.6% Property Tax
Financing costs matter as much as the sale price itself. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.67% as of August 13, 2026, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. That rate applies to the loan itself; it says nothing about what a buyer will owe every year after closing. Ownership costs continue past the closing table: Benton County property tax runs approximately 0.6% of assessed value in 2026 (Tax-Rates.org), a figure worth running against the actual purchase price of any specific house rather than assuming it applies evenly across the county. Both figures belong in the same budget conversation as the purchase price, not treated as an afterthought once an offer is accepted. A buyer moving from a state with a different property tax structure should ask for the specific assessed value on a house before comparing it to whatever they paid where they lived before.
Income And Population Keep Climbing
Bentonville's median household income was $112,792 in 2024 dollars, based on 2020-2024 American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That income has risen alongside the population: Bentonville had an estimated population of 63,057 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts), after ranking as Arkansas's second-fastest-growing city between 2023 and 2024, when it grew 3.5% to 61,791 residents as of July 1, 2024 (Talk Business & Politics). Over the longer stretch from 2020 to 2024, the city added 7,575 residents, a 14% increase (Talk Business & Politics). Anyone relocating for work is moving into a market where both the population and the income behind it have been climbing together over the same years the home price and inventory figures above describe.
Airport Expansion Runs Through 2028
Regional access is changing on a specific timeline. Northwest Arkansas National Airport's Western Concourse expansion is in design through mid-2026, with construction scheduled from September 2026 to September 2028 (Northwest Arkansas National Airport). Anyone relocating for a job that involves regular air travel should plan around active construction at the airport that serves the region for that full window, rather than assuming the terminal they see today is the one they will use once they have settled in. That construction window is long enough to affect parking, drop-off routes and terminal access for most of a typical relocation's first years in the area.
Schools And Culture In Brief
Two more factors belong in a relocation budget even though neither is a line item. Bentonville Public Schools reported enrollment of 19,979 students for the 2025-26 school year (Bentonville School District) and holds an overall A+ grade, ranking first among Arkansas districts based on Arkansas Department of Education 2024-25 testing data (Niche). That ranking is worth confirming for a specific address before you buy, since school assignment can shift the calculus on an otherwise identical house. Culturally, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, founded by Alice Walton and open since November 11, 2011, offers free admission to its permanent collection, and the Razorback Greenway's 40-mile paved trail reaches seven Northwest Arkansas communities including Bentonville (Razorback Greenway), with the Slaughter Pen mountain-bike system adding more than 30 miles of singletrack inside the city since 2013 (OZ Trails Northwest Arkansas). Neither of these is a cost to budget for directly, but both affect what a given neighborhood is worth to the household living in it. Discover Bentonville, Arkansas covers both in more depth than a relocation budget allows for.
Working With Mason Capital Group in Bentonville
Mason Capital Group has advised on Northwest Arkansas real estate for 30+ years, with $2.4B+ in cumulative transaction activity. We work from 609 SW 8th Street, 6th Floor, Bentonville, AR 72712, and can be reached at 479-925-3333. For relocating buyers, the best real estate agent in Bentonville is the one who can walk you through the mortgage rate, the property tax bill and the inventory picture in the same conversation rather than the listing alone. If you already own a home elsewhere and need to sell before you can buy here, list your home with us and we will help you sequence both sides of the move so financing, timing and paperwork line up rather than working against each other. A relocation from out of state has more moving parts than a local move, and having one advisor track all of them tends to save time on both ends of the transaction.
What is the median home price in Bentonville?
The median home sale price in Bentonville was $415,000 as of July 2026, according to Houzeo.
How much inventory is available for buyers?
Bentonville had 766 active listings as of July 2026, representing 2.64 months of inventory supply, according to Houzeo.
What is the current mortgage rate?
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.67% as of August 13, 2026, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
How much is property tax in Benton County?
Benton County property tax is approximately 0.6% of assessed value in 2026, according to Tax-Rates.org.
When does the airport's Western Concourse expansion happen?
Northwest Arkansas National Airport's Western Concourse expansion is in design through mid-2026, with construction scheduled from September 2026 to September 2028, according to Northwest Arkansas National Airport.