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Lafayette County, AR Housing Market Brief

county · AR · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Lafayette County, AR’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum—No data
—
Inventory Health31%
●0

Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band

Affordability25%
●90
Economic Strength25%
●41
Rental Yield19%
●98

Where is Lafayette County, AR in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Lafayette County, AR is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Lafayette County, AR?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Lafayette County, AR housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$220K▼ -37.1%Redfin
Median Days on Market122 days▲ +90.6%Redfin
Months of Supply2.00%Redfin
Homes for Sale30%Redfin
Homes Sold2▲ +100%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$162▼ -20.9%Redfin

How has Lafayette County, AR’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 51
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Lafayette County, AR a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Lafayette County, AR is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 51 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Lafayette County, AR?

The median sale price in Lafayette County, AR is $220K, having fallen 37.1% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Lafayette County, AR?

Lafayette County, AR scores 90 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Lafayette County, AR's Alpha Score?

Lafayette County, AR's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (98/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (0/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

Want the live, interactive view of Lafayette County, AR? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.