Rental market data · 2024 Census estimates

Little Rock, AR rental yield and cash flow

In the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro, the median owner-occupied home was valued at $237,300 and the median gross rent was $1,093 a month in 2024. That is a gross rent yield of 5.53%, rank 18 of the 100 largest metros we track.

$237,300Median home value (±$5,915)

$1,093Median gross rent / mo (±$28)

5.53%Gross rent yield

18.1Price-to-rent ratio

0.61%Median taxes ÷ median value

36%Renter-occupied homes

0.46%Monthly rent ÷ price (1% rule)

0.77MMetro population

Does the median home cash flow at today's rate?

We priced a hypothetical rental at the metro medians: $237,300 purchase, $1,093 rent, 25% down, a 30-year loan at 7.28% (Freddie Mac's 30-year average for the week of October 1, 2026), $1,452 in annual property taxes, insurance at 0.5% of price, and 5% vacancy, 10% repairs and 8% management.

At these assumptions the median-priced home runs about $596 a month short of covering its costs (DSCR 0.51). Rent would need to reach about $1,867, 71% above the median, to break even, or the price would need to be near $105,486 for a 1.25 DSCR. Net operating income is about $7,460 a year, a 3.14% cap rate, against $14,613 of annual debt service.

Investment-property loans usually price above the owner-occupant average this survey reports, and your insurance quote, tax bill and rent will differ from a metro median. Change any input below.

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How Little Rock compares

Metros with the nearest gross yields among the 100 we track. * Cash flow uses the same assumptions as above.

Rank	Metro	Median value	Median rent	Gross yield	Price-to-rent	Cash flow / mo*
15	San Antonio, TX	$304,800	$1,422	5.60%	17.9	-$955
16	Columbia, SC	$270,400	$1,257	5.58%	17.9	-$643
17	Cleveland, OH	$234,700	$1,087	5.56%	18.0	-$762
18	Little Rock, AR	$237,300	$1,093	5.53%	18.1	-$596
19	Detroit, MI	$271,600	$1,248	5.51%	18.1	-$837
20	Oklahoma City, OK	$253,200	$1,162	5.51%	18.2	-$700
21	Orlando, FL	$409,400	$1,877	5.50%	18.2	-$1,077

What these numbers leave out

Census gross rent includes utilities when the tenant pays them, so it can overstate what a landlord collects. Median value describes owner-occupied homes, not the rental stock, and a metro median hides wide neighborhood differences. Treat this page as a screen, then underwrite the specific property.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25064 (median gross rent)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25077 (median value, owner-occupied housing units)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25103 (median real estate taxes paid)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25003 (housing tenure)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B01003 (total population)
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (30-year fixed average, week of October 1, 2026)

Data snapshot October 7, 2026. Methodology: all metros.