Cities · Smaller city · Benton County

Centerton

2,146 residents in 2000, 9,515 in 2010, 17,870 in 2020 — +87.8% over the last census decade, across 14.4 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months

$7.3M

▲ 3.0% vs prior 12

AR DFA · latest month $624,908 · 2026-07

Homes permitted, 12 months

401

▼ 33.3% vs prior 12

Census BPS · latest month 33 · 2026-08

Construction value, 12 months

$135.8M

Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08

Population, July 1, 2025

27,176

▲ 52.1% since 2020

Census estimate · 2020 census 17,870 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #19 of 31 NWA cities, +3.0% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +3.0%, +6.9% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +9.1% a year; population +8.3% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow Centerton: city feed (new sales-tax and permit months, large permits, hearings; works in any feed reader or feed-to-email service).

479 Growth Pressure Score: 59 of 100 (High), #9 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Centerton with another city.

Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72719 +71.0% (last year +5.4%). Every ZIP.

Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72719: 204 locations in 2023, +82.1% since 2018, including 17 restaurants and bars and 6 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.

Centerton: local sales-tax distributions

Monthly, 2015 → present — the register receipts of the city

Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports. Month = distribution month; DFA publishes about two months behind.

Data through 2026-07 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Centerton: residential units authorized

Single-family and multifamily, monthly, since 2015

U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, place level. Residential only; commercial permits come from the city's own records.

Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Centerton on the map

City limits, corridor roads, and programmed road work. Permit dots appear when this city's feed lands.

Road workwideningnew road / interchangeintersectionbridgepreservation / other2045 long-range planPermitsretail / commercialmultifamilyindustrialofficeresidentialolder than 90 days

City limits: NWARPC. Permits: city records on county parcels. Roads: ARDOT jobs in the NARTS TIP and the 2045 plan via NWARPC. Line weight scales with published estimate.

Permits pulled

city Permits Issued records

[NEEDS DATA: Centerton's commercial permit feed isn't loaded yet. Residential permits above come from the Census survey; the city's own permit records join when its feed lands.]

On the agenda

2 project cards

Woodcrest Townhomes new prelim (DEV26-07)
hearing 2026-09-01 multifamilyprelimcenterton
Downtown Master Plan final draft + Walmart NHM pickup in pipeline
hearing 2026-09-01 master planretailgrowth corridor

Hearings

public meetings

2026-09-01

Planning Commission

6 items

agenda

Full calendar on Hearings. Outcomes are not recorded until verified.

Corridors

No corridor dossier runs through Centerton yet.

Programmed road work

ARDOT TIP

Hwy. 279 South – Hwy. 102B (Centerton) (S)
Major Widening · NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · FY2029 · $16.1M est.

Own commercial property in Centerton? Tuesday's issue is three minutes on what changed for owners this week.

Also in Benton County: Rogers · Bentonville · Bella Vista · Siloam Springs · Lowell · Pea Ridge · Cave Springs · Gentry · Gravette · Little Flock · Decatur · Highfill · Garfield · Avoca · Sulphur Springs · Springtown

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