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Cities · Smaller city · Benton County

Lowell

5,013 residents in 2000, 7,327 in 2010, 9,839 in 2020 — +34.3% over the last census decade, across 9.8 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months
$9.5M
▼ 0.9% vs prior 12
AR DFA · latest month $853,465 · 2026-07
Homes permitted, 12 months
215
▲ 39.6% vs prior 12
Census BPS · latest month 18 · 2026-08
Construction value, 12 months
$64.4M
Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08
Population, July 1, 2025
12,184
▲ 23.5% since 2020
Census estimate · 2020 census 9,839 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #26 of 31 NWA cities, -0.9% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth −0.9%, +18.5% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +5.1% a year; population +4.1% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow Lowell: 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: 56 of 100 (High), #12 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Lowell with another city.

Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72745 +66.4% (last year +0.4%). Every ZIP.

Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72745: 369 locations in 2023, +18.6% since 2018, including 16 restaurants and bars and 10 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.

Lowell: 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.
Lowell: 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.
Lowell 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: Lowell'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
  • Lakewood Cottages final plat (Zion Church Ave / St)
    hearing 2026-09-10 final platresidentiallowell
  • Goad Springs Farm LLC rezone C-2 to R-2 public hearing
    hearing 2026-09-10 rezoneresidentiallowell

Hearings

public meetings
2026-09-10Planning Commission4 items

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

Corridors

  • I-49 corridor
    103 permits in 90 days · 3,492 commercial addresses · 29 programmed road jobs

Programmed road work

ARDOT TIP
  • Hwy. 264/Bellview St./Spring Creek Rd. Inters. Impvts. (Lowell) (S)
    Intersection Improvements · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2025 · $2.9M est.

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

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

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