Metro FMR · CBSA 30780 · HUD FY2026

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 3% above the US average.

$989
1-bedroom FMR
$1,147
2-bedroom FMR
+10.9%
YoY change
+3%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,147 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 2% below the US average, lower than 73% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#105
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-2%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$45,880
income to afford it (30% rule)
+10.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: #105 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $65,309, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.2% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 749,290 residents, this is a major regional metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 41.8% of the 111,460 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$984/mo

18.1% of median income

1 Bedroom

$989/mo

18.2% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,147/mo

21.1% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,540/mo

28.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,822/mo

33.5% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·30780

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: $989/mo 1BR · #105 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 30780

  • CBSA 30780
  • 1BR-FMR $989
  • 2BR-FMR $1,147
  • RANK-MID #105
  • YOY-SURGE +10.9%
  • VSUS-NEAR +3%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #5 AR
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MAJOR 749K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Fayetteville-Sprin
  • VOUCH-90-110 $890–$1,088
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ($126 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,147 higher than 27% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 30780

Counties inside Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway

Across 6 HUD counties in CBSA 30780, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($968–$1,147, 18% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Pulaski County 2BR $1,147 · 398K Faulkner County 2BR $1,147 · 125K Saline County 2BR $1,147 · 124K Lonoke County 2BR $1,147 · 74K Grant County 2BR $968 · 18K Perry County 2BR $1,147 · 10K

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #105 most affordable

1BR $989 (+3% vs US, +10.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 30780.

Studio
$984
US avg $893
↑10.9% YoY +10% vs US
1 Bedroom
$989
US avg $959
↑10.9% YoY +3% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,147
US avg $1,175
↑11.1% YoY -2% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,540
US avg $1,525
↑11.9% YoY +1% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,822
US avg $1,756
↑11.9% YoY +4% vs US

How Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other AR metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside AR (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside AR

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Wausau
WI · 2 BR $1,147/mo
Oshkosh-Neenah
WI · 2 BR $1,149/mo
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
IA · 2 BR $1,143/mo
Rocky Mount
NC · 2 BR $1,143/mo

Burden % · outside AR

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Pittsburgh
PA · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $1,299/mo
Youngstown-Warren
OH · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $973/mo
Alexandria
LA · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $994/mo
Columbus
IN · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $1,415/mo

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area is $989 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,147 and a studio is $984.
How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 3% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $989 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,147 ranks #105 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 30780, but 6 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $968–$1,147 for a 2-bedroom (18% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $989/mo · 1BR AR

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