TL;DR: The Northwest Arkansas towns with the lowest property taxes, ranked by 2026 combined millage, run Springdale (54.4 mills), Rogers (54.6), Siloam Springs (56.8), Fayetteville (57.3), and Bentonville (62.00 mills) — but Siloam Springs owners pay the lowest actual bill, $3,181 a year on a $280,000 median-priced home. Bentonville carries the highest combined millage in the group, producing the largest bill in the ranking: $5,332 a year on its $430,000 median sale price, $2,151 more than Siloam Springs pays on a lower-priced home.
How Are Northwest Arkansas Towns Ranked by Property Tax Burden?
This ranking covers five Northwest Arkansas cities — Springdale, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Fayetteville, and Bentonville — using the combined millage rate reported by the Arkansas Assessment Coordination Division in its 2025 Millage Report, covering 2026 tax collections. Combined millage adds the school district, city, and county mills that apply to a property — the rate every homeowner there pays regardless of the house's value. Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of market value, and the tax bill is that assessed value multiplied by the millage. On Bentonville's 2026 YTD median sale price of $430,000, the assessed value is $430,000 x 20% = $86,000, and at Bentonville's 62.00 mills that works out to $5,332 a year. Outside any city limit, Benton County's average overall millage runs 55.04 mills and Washington County's runs 51.54 mills, as reference points only.
Which Northwest Arkansas Towns Have the Lowest Property Taxes?
Springdale's Washington County portion carries the lowest combined millage in this ranking at 54.4 mills. On its 2026 YTD median sale price of $368,500, that works out to $368,500 x 20% x 54.4 mills = $4,009 a year. Springdale suits buyers who want the group's lowest tax rate without paying Bentonville- or Rogers-level prices — a fit for move-up buyers and investors comparing carrying cost per dollar of assessed value.
Rogers ranks second at 54.6 mills, just 0.2 mills above Springdale. Its higher 2026 YTD median price of $440,000 pushes the actual bill to $440,000 x 20% x 54.6 mills = $4,805 a year, the second-highest dollar figure in the group even though its rate sits near the bottom. Rogers suits buyers prioritizing school district and location over the lowest possible tax bill.
Siloam Springs sits third on millage at 56.8 mills for its Benton County portion, but its $280,000 median sale price, the lowest of the five cities, brings the actual bill down to $280,000 x 20% x 56.8 mills = $3,181 a year, the smallest dollar amount in the ranking. Siloam Springs suits buyers and investors focused on absolute carrying cost rather than millage rate, and sellers there should have that figure ready when a buyer compares cities.
Which Northwest Arkansas Towns Have the Highest Property Taxes?
Fayetteville ranks fourth at 57.3 mills. Applied to its $395,000 2026 YTD median sale price, the bill comes to $395,000 x 20% x 57.3 mills = $4,527 a year. Fayetteville suits buyers weighing proximity to the University of Arkansas and downtown amenities against a mid-range tax bill; it lands between Rogers and Bentonville on actual dollars owed.
Bentonville has the highest combined millage of the five at 62.00 mills, and it pairs that with the second-highest 2026 YTD median sale price at $430,000, producing the largest bill in the ranking: $430,000 x 20% x 62.00 mills = $5,332 a year, or $5,332 - $3,181 = $2,151 more than Siloam Springs pays on a lower-priced home. Bentonville suits buyers prioritizing the Bentonville School District and proximity to Walmart's home office over minimizing carrying cost — the city to weigh most carefully if tax burden is your deciding factor.
Are Northwest Arkansas Property Taxes Rising or Falling?
Millage rates fell slightly across all five school districts over the past two years. Comparing DFA's 2023 Millage Report (2024 collections) to the 2025 Millage Report (2026 collections), the school district millage behind each city fell: Bentonville 48.0 to 46.8 mills, Rogers 41.9 to 41.6, Siloam Springs 44.9 to 44.2, Fayetteville 45.65 to 45.0, and Springdale 40.5 to 39.8. Benton County's average overall millage fell from 55.93 to 55.04 mills, and Washington County's fell from 52.19 to 51.54. None of this changes the ranking order, but the gap between Bentonville and the rest has narrowed slightly, meaning the tax case against Bentonville is a bit weaker than it was two years ago.
Arkansas's homestead credit also works in every owner-occupant's favor here: it now reduces the tax bill on an owner-occupied home by up to $600 a year, up from $500 previously, starting with 2026 tax bills. The credit cannot take a bill below zero, and it applies the same dollar amount regardless of city, so it does not change the ranking; it just lowers every figure above by as much as $600 for owner-occupants.
What Should Buyers, Sellers, and Investors Do With These Numbers?
- Buyers comparing towns on tax rate alone should shortlist Springdale (54.4 mills) and Rogers (54.6 mills), then weigh school district and commute against that small gap.
- Buyers and investors optimizing for the lowest actual dollar bill should look at Siloam Springs, where the $280,000 median price and 56.8 mills combine for a $3,181 annual bill, the lowest in the group.
- Owner-occupant buyers should confirm they are claiming the homestead credit, worth up to $600 a year, on every property under consideration.
- Sellers in Bentonville should be ready to address the city's $5,332 median tax bill directly with buyers comparing carrying costs across cities, since it is the highest in this ranking.
- Investors weighing multiple cities should model carrying cost using each city's own combined millage and current median price rather than a single Northwest Arkansas average, since the five cities span 54.4 to 62.00 mills.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Northwest Arkansas town has the lowest property tax millage?
Springdale's Washington County portion has the lowest combined millage among the five cities ranked here, at 54.4 mills as of the 2025 Millage Report covering 2026 tax collections. Rogers is close behind at 54.6 mills. On Springdale's $368,500 2026 YTD median sale price, that millage produces a $4,009 annual tax bill.
Which Northwest Arkansas town actually has the lowest property tax bill in dollars?
Siloam Springs has the lowest actual dollar tax bill of the five cities ranked here, $3,181 a year, even though its 56.8 mills combined rate is higher than Springdale's or Rogers's. The lower bill comes from Siloam Springs's $280,000 2026 YTD median sale price, the lowest of the group.
How is a Northwest Arkansas property tax bill calculated?
Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of market value, then multiplies that assessed value by the applicable combined millage rate to produce the tax bill. On Bentonville's $430,000 median-priced home, that is $430,000 x 20% = $86,000 in assessed value, times 62.00 mills, for $5,332 a year.
Does the Arkansas homestead credit lower these tax bills further?
Yes, the homestead credit reduces the tax bill on any owner-occupied home in Northwest Arkansas by up to $600 a year as of 2026 tax bills, up from $500 previously. It cannot take a bill below zero, and it applies equally across every city in this ranking, so it does not change the relative order.
Are Northwest Arkansas property taxes going up or down?
No, combined millage has declined slightly in all five school districts covered here between 2024 and 2026 tax collections. Bentonville School District, for example, fell from 48.0 mills to 46.8 mills over that span, and Benton County's countywide average overall millage fell from 55.93 to 55.04 mills.
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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 Arkansas Assessment Coordination Division's 2025 Millage Report, covering 2026 tax collections (published March 2026), and its comparison to the 2023 Millage Report, covering 2024 tax collections; the Association of Arkansas Counties' Arkansas Property Tax Overview; and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's property tax relief page (accessed August 2026). 2026 year-to-date median sale prices by city are from NWA Look, sourced from ArkansasONE MLS (as of 2026-06-25).