10Y5.31%+3bp2026-10-052Y4.84%+1bp2026-10-0530Y MTG7.28%+25bp2026-10-01SOFR3.89%+1bp2026-10-05FED FUNDS3.75%+12bp2026-09CPI3.7% y/y2026-08US UNEMP4.20%+10bp2026-09NWA UNEMP3.10%-10bp2026-08NWA JOBS317,895-7952026-08FRED · Freddie Mac · BLS · data 2026-10-06

Northwest Arkansas · every public record, one place

Northwest Arkansas,
measured weekly.

Home values, businesses, permits, traffic, lending, sales tax and rates for every city and ZIP code in Benton and Washington counties: pulled from the source, charted and dated. Written by a working broker. Free.

5.31%
▲ 3bp
FRED DGS10 · 2026-10-05
7.28%
▲ 25bp
Freddie Mac PMMS · 2026-10-01
6,226
▲ 1.9% vs prior 12
Census BPS · latest month 244 · 2026-08
$266.1M
▲ 1.7% vs prior 12
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07

Sixteen years of the 479's registers


DFA local net tax distributions · monthly · 2010 → 2026-07
Local sales-tax distributions by Core city
What the state sends each city from local sales & use tax, the cleanest public read on retail activity. Opens as a 12-month total so seasons and lumpy checks don't hide the trend.
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Local Net Tax Distribution Reports (public). Month = distribution month (≈2-month lag from collection). Compiled by The 479 Report; no interpolation.
Data through 2026-07 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Whose registers are growing


all 31 cities →
Fastest, trailing 12 months
RankCity12-month change
#1Greenland+36.2%
#2Springtown+29.2%
#3Elm Springs+18.8%
Slowest, trailing 12 months
RankCity12-month change
#31Gentry-11.0%
#30West Fork-6.0%
#29Avoca-4.5%

Local sales-tax distributions, twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. Arkansas DFA. A new local tax or rate change moves a city on its own.

The 479, city by city
Shaded by 2010→2020 census growth. Click a labeled city for its page.
Population growth 2010→2020shrank0–15%15–30%30–60%60%+
City limits and decennial counts: NWARPC public GIS.

This month, by city


homes authorized 2026-08 · local tax 2026-07
CityHomes authorizedof which multifamilyDeclared valueLocal sales taxy/yShare of Core-6 tax
Fayetteville4814$14.85M$5.71M+1.6%
Springdale160$3.09M$4.54M-4.1%
Rogers5111$10.44M$6.49M+18.4%
Bentonville5135$13.80M$3.75M-10.1%
Siloam Springs226$2.73M$1.14M-7.7%
Bella Vista560$21.66M$914,080+7.5%

Homes authorized: U.S. Census Building Permits Survey (residential units, place-level, monthly). Local sales tax: Arkansas DFA local net distributions. Both public record; every row traceable in the data pages.

What's moving


30 cards →

City agendas last updated Sep 10 (26 days ago). Newer hearings will appear when the next batch is in.

Prairie Grove · hearing Sep 10

Prairie Grove — U-Haul conditional use at 403 W Buchanan (CBD)

Prairie Grove PC agenda 2026-09-10: Conditional Use Request — 403 West Buchanan St. U-Haul Rentals in a C.B.D. zoned area.

Prairie Grove PC Agenda Sep 10 2026 · as of 2026-09-10

Prairie Grove · hearing Sep 10

Prairie Grove — Heritage Commercial Properties LSD (Green Prairie Investments)

Prairie Grove Planning Commission agenda 2026-09-10 new business: approval for Large-Scale Development, Heritage Commercial Properties by Bates and Associates for Green Prairie Investments.

Prairie Grove PC Agenda Sep 10 2026 · as of 2026-09-10

On the docket


calendar →

Meetings through Sep 10; the agenda feed is 26 days behind.

DateCityBodyItems
Sep 10LowellPlanning Commission4
Sep 10Prairie GrovePlanning Commission3
Sep 8Siloam SpringsPlanning Commission2
Sep 3Bella VistaPlanning Commission1
Sep 1BentonvillePlanning Commission5
Bentonville permits issued · 2026-08
99
$38.47M declared · largest $10.33M
City of Bentonville monthly Permits Issued (printed valuations). Other Core cities: coverage status.

The national backdrop


all series + charts →
2-year Treasury
4.84%
▲ 1bp
FRED DGS2 · 2026-10-05
SOFR
3.89%
▲ 1bp
FRED SOFR · 2026-10-05
CRE loan delinquency
1.53%
FRED, all commercial banks · 2026-Q2
NWA unemployment (SA)
3.10%
BLS via FRED, MSA · 2026-08

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