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Cities · Core city · Washington & Benton County

Springdale

45,798 residents in 2000, 69,797 in 2010, 87,320 in 2020 — +25.1% over the last census decade, across 50.4 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months
$52.5M
▼ 1.8% vs prior 12
AR DFA · latest month $4.5M · 2026-07
Homes permitted, 12 months
548
▲ 7.9% vs prior 12
Census BPS · latest month 16 · 2026-08
Construction value, 12 months
$150.4M
Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08
Population, July 1, 2025
90,685
▲ 3.9% since 2020
Census estimate · 2020 census 87,320 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #28 of 31 NWA cities (#6 of 6 Core cities), -1.8% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth −1.8%, +6.3% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +6.5% a year; population +0.8% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow Springdale: 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: 32 of 100 (Low), #27 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Springdale with another city.

Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72762 +73.4% (last year +5.6%); ZIP 72764 +71.0% (last year +4.7%). Every ZIP.

Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72762 and 72764: 2,403 locations in 2023, +13.2% since 2018, including 174 restaurants and bars and 73 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.

Springdale: 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.
Springdale: 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.
Springdale 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: Springdale'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


4 project cards
  • ARDOT — Springdale Bypass Phase Two + XNA Connector ribbon cutting
    as of 2026-09-10 springdale bypassxnaardot
  • 355 E Hwy 264 proposed rezone C-2 to I-1
    hearing 2026-09-01 rezoningindustrialhwy 264
  • Lincoln Drive Warehouse LSD (L26-13)
    hearing 2026-08-04 industrialwarehousespringdale
  • I-49 Industrial Park Phase VI (L26-12)
    hearing 2026-08-04 industriali49springdale

Hearings


public meetings
2026-09-01Planning Commission7 itemsagenda
2026-08-04Planning Commission7 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
  • Hwy 112
    36 permits in 90 days · 1,101 commercial addresses · 19 programmed road jobs
  • Hwy 412 / Sunset Ave
    permit records not loaded yet · 566 commercial addresses · 15 programmed road jobs

Programmed road work


ARDOT TIP
  • Hwy. 412 Impvts. (Springdale) (S)
    Major Widening · NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · FY2028 · $13.8M est.

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

Also in Washington & Benton County: Elm Springs

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