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 · Benton County

Pea Ridge

2,346 residents in 2000, 4,794 in 2010, 6,613 in 2020 — +37.9% over the last census decade, across 8.7 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months
$4.3M
▲ 3.2% vs prior 12
AR DFA · latest month $394,052 · 2026-07
Homes permitted, 12 months
446
▼ 11.9% vs prior 12
Census BPS · latest month 46 · 2026-08
Construction value, 12 months
$103.5M
Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08
Population, July 1, 2025
11,233
▲ 69.9% since 2020
Census estimate · 2020 census 6,613 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #18 of 31 NWA cities, +3.2% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +3.2%, +6.8% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +29.3% a year; population +11.0% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow Pea Ridge: 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: 77 of 100 (Very high), #1 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Pea Ridge with another city.

Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72751 +76.8% (last year −1.0%). Every ZIP.

Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72751: 142 locations in 2023, +49.5% since 2018, including 14 restaurants and bars and 3 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.

Pea Ridge: 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.
Pea Ridge: 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.
Pea Ridge 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: Pea Ridge'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
  • Village at City Park PZD (Easterling & Hickman)
    hearing 2026-08-04 pzdrezoninggrowth corridor
  • Bone Properties C-1 to C-2 at 153 Hallack Lane
    hearing 2026-08-04 rezoningcommercialgrowth corridor

Hearings


public meetings
2026-08-04Planning Commission6 itemsagenda

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

Corridors


No corridor dossier runs through Pea Ridge yet.

Programmed road work


ARDOT TIP
  • Hwy. 94 Relocation (Pea Ridge) (S)
    Minor Widening · NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · FY2029 · $10.0M est.
  • Hwy. 94 – Guthrie Rd. (Pea Ridge) (S)
    2" Overlay · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2025 · $1.1M est.
  • Hwy. 72 Str. & Apprs. (Pea Ridge) (S)
    Bridge Replacement · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2025 · $400,000 est.

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

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