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Cities · Core city · Benton County

Siloam Springs

10,843 residents in 2000, 15,039 in 2010, 17,400 in 2020 — +15.7% over the last census decade, across 12.8 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months
$13.8M
▲ 4.5% vs prior 12
AR DFA · latest month $1.1M · 2026-07
Homes permitted, 12 months
178
▼ 61.4% vs prior 12
Census BPS · latest month 22 · 2026-08
Construction value, 12 months
$19.4M
Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08
Population, July 1, 2025
21,298
▲ 22.4% since 2020
Census estimate · 2020 census 17,400 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #14 of 31 NWA cities (#2 of 6 Core cities), +4.5% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +4.5%, +3.3% a year ago (steady). Five-year pace +5.6% a year; population +4.0% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow Siloam Springs: 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: 49 of 100 (Moderate), #16 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Siloam Springs with another city.

Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72761 +63.1% (last year +3.9%). Every ZIP.

Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72761: 565 locations in 2023, +13.7% since 2018, including 60 restaurants and bars and 19 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.

Siloam Springs: 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.
Siloam 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.
Siloam 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: Siloam 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.]

On the agenda

2 project cards
  • Hummingbird Ln rezone C1-A to C-2 (private school expansion)
    hearing 2026-08-11 civicrezonesiloam-springs
  • Batson 11,900 sq ft cheer facility Significant Development on Hwy 412
    hearing 2026-07-14 commercialhwy 412siloam

Hearings

public meetings
2026-09-08Planning Commission2 items
2026-08-11Planning Commission2 items
2026-07-14Planning Commission3 items

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

Corridors

  • Hwy 412 / Sunset Ave
    permit records not loaded yet · 566 commercial addresses · 15 programmed road jobs

Programmed road work

ARDOT TIP
  • Hwy. 59 Str. & Apprs. (Siloam Springs) (S)
    Bridge Replacement · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2027 · $3.5M est.
  • Oklahoma State Line – East (Siloam Springs) (S)
    2" Mill & 2" Overlay · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2027 · $2.8M est.
  • N. Dogwood St. – Hwy. 264 (Siloam Springs) (S)
    2" Mill & 2" Overlay · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2028 · $1.5M est.
  • Washington St. – East (Hwy. 412) (Siloam Springs) (F)
    Major Widening · NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · FY2027 · $100,000 est.

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

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

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