Metro FMR · CBSA 38220 · HUD FY2025

Pine Bluff, AR MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent for the Pine Bluff, AR MSA metro area - 26% below the US average.

$684
1-bedroom FMR
$878
2-bedroom FMR
-26%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Pine Bluff, AR MSA area rents at $878 under HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent - 22% below the US average, lower than 99% of the 384 metro areas HUD tracks.

#5
most affordable of 384 US metros (2BR)
-22%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$35,120
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Pine Bluff: #5 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $48,727, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 16.8% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Pine Bluff in the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2025 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

Population declined 20.7% over the past five years (Census ACS), a trend that can ease rental-market pressure over time even as FMR reflects recent rent levels.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 6.3%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $838/month - the FY2025 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $878 runs 4.8% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR is in the lowest national tenth (#5 most affordable of 384 metros), though the household budget still depends on local income.

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: 41.7% of the 9,533 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2025 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2025 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

$633/mo

15.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$684/mo

16.8% of median income

2 Bedroom

$878/mo

21.6% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,141/mo

28.1% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,164/mo

28.7% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·38220

Pine Bluff: $684/mo 1BR · #5 of 384 metros (2BR) · FY2025 CBSA 38220

  • CBSA 38220
  • 1BR-FMR $684
  • 2BR-FMR $878
  • RANK-LOW #5
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-LOW -26%
  • IN-ST-LOW #2 AR
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-NA Pop n/a
  • PHOTO-NEAR Fayetteville-Sprin
  • VOUCH-90-110 $616–$752
  • FY-2025 FY2025

Photo-finish peer: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ($241 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Pine Bluff sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 384 HUD metro areas

$878 higher than 1% of 384 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 54 metro areas (14%). This entry sits in this band. $1,000–$1,200: 119 metro areas (31%). Above this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 79 metro areas (21%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 46 metro areas (12%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 34 metro areas (9%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 24 metro areas (6%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 7 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 0 metro areas (0%). 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.

What this shows #5 of 384 HUD-tracked metro areas, 22% below the national 2-bedroom average. 53 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2025

CBSA 38220

Counties inside Pine Bluff

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 38220, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($878–$878, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Jefferson County 2BR $878 · 67K Cleveland County 2BR $878 · 8K

Pine Bluff studio–4BR schedule (FY2025) · 2BR #5 most affordable

Each bedroom band is FY2025 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 38220.

Studio
$633
US avg $854
-26% vs US
1 Bedroom
$684
US avg $919
-26% vs US
2 Bedroom
$878
US avg $1,130
-22% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,141
US avg $1,469
-22% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,164
US avg $1,693
-31% vs US

How Pine Bluff compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other AR metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Pine Bluff highlighted among 5 peers · FY2025 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2025

Pine Bluff: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Pine Bluff 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 (FY2025).

Benton County
IA · 2 BR $877/mo
Youngstown-Warren
OH · 2 BR $884/mo
Fayette County
WV · 2 BR $884/mo
Bond County
IL · 2 BR $871/mo

Burden % · outside AR

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2025).

Glens Falls
NY · 21.6% of income · 2 BR $1,352/mo
Battle Creek
MI · 21.7% of income · 2 BR $1,090/mo
Staunton-Stuarts Draft
VA · 21.7% of income · 2 BR $1,282/mo
Terre Haute
IN · 21.6% of income · 2 BR $995/mo

Pine Bluff: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Pine Bluff, AR MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2025 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Pine Bluff, AR MSA is $684 per month. A 2-bedroom is $878 and a studio is $633.
How does Pine Bluff, AR MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Pine Bluff, AR MSA metro area is 26% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $684 compared to $919 nationally.
Where does Pine Bluff rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2025 2-bedroom FMR of $878 ranks #5 most affordable among 384 US metro areas (the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Pine Bluff metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 38220, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $878–$878 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Pine Bluff's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population declined 20.7% over the past five years (Census ACS), a trend that can ease rental-market pressure over time even as FMR reflects recent rent levels. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 6.3%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Pine Bluff vs Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers →

What this means for renters

Treat Pine Bluff's FY2025 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 2 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2025 (HUD has not published FY2026 FMR for this metro; corpus latest is FY2026). 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 2025 HUD FMR $684/mo · 1BR AR

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