Pulaski County · Arkansas · South · 29k residents
Jacksonville, AR: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Jacksonville: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Arkansas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,263/wk. Arkansas's corporate income tax rate is 4.3%. Commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,263/wk
Corporate income tax
4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
22.1%
Commercial electricity
10.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Jacksonville's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
61/100
Steady
Ranks Jacksonville's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $163,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $135 |
| Property tax rate | 0.62% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $696/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $782/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.01% |
| Sales tax | 9.45% |
| Corporate income tax | 4.3% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,263/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 36.7/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $104,070 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $81,070 |
| Wage: General manager | $76,080 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,160 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,340 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $57,050 |
| Wage: Electrician | $48,200 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,150 |
| Cost of living index | 73 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $40/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 90 |
| Childcare (per child) | $750/mo |
| Median household income | $49,666 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Population | 29k |
| Crime index | 68/100 |
| School rating | 4.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 217 days |
| July high | 91°F |
| January low | 32°F |
| Annual snowfall | 4 in |
| Home price YoY | +6.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.0% |
| Rent MoM | +1.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.4% |
| Building permits YoY | +20.3% |
| Ocean coast | 353 mi |
| Big lake | 136 mi |
| Mountains | 88 mi |
| Major airport | 12 mi |
| Ski resort | 265 mi |
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- Is Jacksonville a good place to run a business?
- Arkansas's corporate income tax rate is 4.3%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,263/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Jacksonville, AR?
- Jacksonville indexes at 73 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $782/mo and a acs median home value of $163,400.
- How much does a house cost in Jacksonville?
- The acs median home value in Jacksonville is $163,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Jacksonville?
- A two-bedroom in Jacksonville rents for about $782/mo.