Little Rock, AR 72227 Real Estate Market Report

ZIP Code: 72227
Report Date: May 2026
Market Temperature: NEUTRAL
Scope: This ZIP code analysis focuses on single-family residential (SFR) properties. Metrics are calculated from recent sales and active listings within the past 90 days.

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Market Overview

This analysis is based on a sample of properties from this ZIP code (up to 200 sold properties and up to 100 active properties). The median prices below are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Market Metrics

Note: The property counts shown above represent only the properties analyzed in this report sample, not the total inventory for this ZIP code. Median prices are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.

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Rental Market

Note: The relationship between property values and rental rates reflects different market dynamics. Higher-priced properties may have lower rental yields due to factors such as luxury market positioning, owner-occupancy preferences, or long-term appreciation strategies rather than immediate rental income maximization.

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Property Taxes

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Liquidity & Velocity

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Market Trends & Context

Understanding Market Temperature

A Neutral market indicates balanced conditions where neither buyers nor sellers have a strong advantage, typically characterized by flat price trends, extended but stable days on market, and moderate inventory relative to sales.

Current Mortgage Rate Context

Market-level mortgage rate comparison for this area:

Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates in Little Rock, AR are averaging 6.3%, reflecting a stable market environment for property owners compared to early 2026 levels.

Note: Interest rate comparisons provide market context. The existing "Interest Rate Pressure" metric above shows the qualitative market impact.

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Key Findings

1. The most reliable market signal is the median sold price 265,000, which anchors recent transaction-based value and suggests stable sale realizations for typical SFR/condo sales in the area; given the median listing price 262,450 there is a small premium in recorded sales that may indicate sellers are achieving or modestly exceeding asking expectations (representative recent sale).

2. Despite transaction prices holding, liquidity appears slow: the median days on market 311 points to prolonged time-to-contract and suggests slower sales velocity, which may increase importance of pricing accuracy and condition in negotiations.

3. Inventory context in the analyzed sample signals a relatively constrained active supply versus recent sales activity, which, combined with a neutral market temperature, appears to produce a balanced-to-warm selling environment where select well-priced or updated properties can still capture buyer interest.

4. Macro trends support modest upside: the price year-over-year trend up and rent year-over-year trend up align with local economic momentum, while interest rate pressure moderate and current mortgage context (30-year average 6.3%) suggest financing costs are stable but remain a consideration for buyer affordability and investor underwriting (moderate interest rate pressure).

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Notable Properties

The following 8 properties represent notable market examples and recent transactions that illustrate key market dynamics. These are illustrative examples selected for their significance (top sales, market benchmarks, quick sales) and are not the basis for the statistical calculations shown above.