Bentonville Real Estate Market Report

As of July 2026 (data released 2026-08-04), median list prices across Bentonville's two ZIP codes span $482,188 in 72713 to $773,475 in 72712, according to the Realtor.com Residential Data Library. That spread is the first thing to understand about this market: Bentonville is not one price tier, it is two adjoining ones, and treating them as a single blended number would obscure more than it reveals.

Active inventory across both ZIP codes totals 635 listings, and homes are sitting on the market for a median of 64 to 69 days depending on ZIP. Both of those figures matter less on their own than in relation to where they stood a year ago, which is where the real signal in this data set lives.

This report is built for owners, buyers, and investors who want to read Bentonville the way a portfolio manager reads a market: not as a single headline number, but as a set of related figures that together describe supply, demand, and pricing power right now.

What the numbers say

Start with price. Median list price in 72712 sits at $773,475, up 8.0% year over year. In 72713 it is $482,188, up 9.4% year over year. Both ZIPs are still appreciating on a list-price basis, though appreciation alone does not tell the full story of how competitive this market is for a buyer walking in today.

That fuller story is inventory. Active listings in 72712 are up 44.8% year over year, and in 72713 they are up 72.0% year over year. That is a substantial build in supply, and it is the real story in Bentonville right now: prices are still climbing, but the pool of homes buyers can choose from has expanded dramatically compared with a year ago. Days on market has stretched accordingly, up 16.0% year over year in 72712 and 38.9% year over year in 72713, meaning homes are taking meaningfully longer to sell than they did last summer even as list prices hold their ground.

Months of supply, an MCG-derived estimate calculated as active listings divided by pending contracts, sits at approximately 3.0 months across Bentonville, based on 635 active listings against 212 pending contracts. That is a market moving toward balance rather than one still firmly tilted to sellers. For context, neighboring Benton County as a whole shows a median list price of $472,232 (down 1.2% year over year), active listings up 47.1% year over year, and months of supply at roughly 2.5, an MCG-derived estimate. Bentonville's pricing is running well above the county median, particularly in 72712, while its inventory growth is tracking in the same direction as the county: up sharply, and loosening what has been a tight market for several years.

Read together, the mechanism is straightforward. Sellers listed more homes over the past year than buyers absorbed at the same pace, days on market lengthened, and months of supply drifted toward the 3-month mark. List prices have not softened yet in either Bentonville ZIP, but the cushion that comes with scarce inventory is thinner than it was twelve months ago.

What this means if you're buying

Buyers have more to choose from than they did a year ago, and that additional selection is showing up in longer days on market rather than in lower asking prices. That combination gives buyers more room to negotiate on terms, timelines, and contingencies than they had when inventory was scarcer, even though list prices themselves are still up year over year in both ZIP codes. A buyer who takes the time to work with the best real estate agent in Bentonville will be positioned to use the added inventory and slower pace to their advantage, rather than rushing a decision the way a tighter market might have forced.

The price gap between 72712 and 72713 is wide enough that ZIP selection is itself a strategic decision, not a formality. Buyers priced out of 72712's $773,475 median should look closely at what 72713 offers at $482,188, and vice versa for buyers who have specific reasons to be in the higher-priced ZIP.

What this means if you're selling

Sellers are operating in a market with meaningfully more competition than a year ago. Active inventory growth of 44.8% to 72.0% year over year across the two ZIP codes means a listing today is one of many more choices a buyer has, compared with July 2025. Pricing, presentation, and positioning matter more in that environment than they did when supply was tighter. Sellers should also expect the sales process itself to take longer, with median days on market now running 64 to 69 days, longer than a year ago in both ZIPs.

None of this means list prices are under pressure yet; both ZIPs are still up year over year. It means the margin for pricing missteps is narrower than it was, and working with a firm that treats brokerage as a discipline, not a transaction, matters more in a market that is loosening. Sellers weighing a listing should review the full picture of Bentonville's current inventory alongside a Realtor who can put a specific address in context against these figures.

What this means if you're investing

Investors should read the inventory build as the headline, not the price appreciation. Active listings up 44.8% to 72.0% year over year, alongside days on market up 16.0% to 38.9% year over year, describes a market that is normalizing after a period of tight supply, not one that is turning over. Months of supply near 3.0, an MCG-derived estimate, still favors sellers overall, but the trajectory is worth tracking closely over the coming months rather than assumed to continue in either direction.

The price-per-square-foot spread between ZIPs, $300 in 72712 versus $216 in 72713, is a useful lens for investors comparing acquisition cost against the two submarkets, alongside the county-level backdrop of a $222 median and a 1.2% year-over-year price decline in Benton County overall.

What changed since last month

This is the inaugural edition of the Bentonville market report. Month-over-month change tracking begins with the next refresh, once a second data point exists for comparison. Future editions will measure movement against this baseline.

Bentonville in July 2026 is a market in transition: prices still rising in both ZIP codes, but inventory building at a pace that is reshaping the negotiating position between buyers and sellers. Owners considering a move, buyers weighing timing, and investors underwriting a hold period should treat this month's figures as a baseline, not a forecast, and revisit them as the next data cycle lands. For a closer read on how a specific property or timeline fits this picture, Mason Capital Group's team can walk through Bentonville's current listings and the broader discover-Bentonville market context in more detail.

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