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

Cities · Smaller city · Washington & Benton County

Elm Springs

1,044 residents in 2000, 1,535 in 2010, 2,361 in 2020 — +53.8% over the last census decade, across 6 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months
$335,524
▲ 18.8% vs prior 12
AR DFA · latest month $24,303 · 2026-07
Homes permitted, 12 months
0
Census BPS · latest month 0 · 2026-08
Construction value, 12 months
$0
Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08
Population, July 1, 2025
2,852
▲ 20.3% since 2020
Census estimate · 2020 census 2,361 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #3 of 31 NWA cities, +18.8% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +18.8%, −0.4% a year ago (speeding up). Five-year pace +11.7% a year; population +3.5% a year. Growth Lab.

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479 Growth Pressure Score: 61 of 100 (High), #6 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Elm Springs with another city.

Elm Springs: local sales-tax distributions
Monthly, 2010 → 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.
Elm Springs: 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.
Elm Springs 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: Elm Springs'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.]

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Also in Washington & Benton County: Springdale

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