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Northwest Arkansas, by the numbers

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19 datasets · 17 current

Every dataset on this site: who publishes it, how often, the latest period we have, and where to read or download it. "Current" means the latest period is as new as the source's normal schedule allows.

Local sales tax by city

Current

What the state distributes to each city from local sales and use tax, monthly since 2010

Source
Arkansas DFA
Covers
31 cities, 2 counties
Updates
Monthly, about 2 months after the month
Latest
2026-07

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Homes permitted

Current

Residential units authorized by building permits, by city and building size

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Covers
28 places
Updates
Monthly, about 4 weeks after the month
Latest
2026-08

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Bentonville permits

Current

Every permit the city issues: type, address, declared value

Source
City of Bentonville (via Benton)
Covers
Bentonville
Updates
Monthly city report
Latest
2026-08

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Interest rates

Current

Mortgage rates, Treasuries, the Fed's target, SOFR

Source
Freddie Mac, U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve (FRED)
Covers
National
Updates
Daily and weekly
Latest
2026-10-05

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Jobs by industry

Current

Jobs in 15 industries, monthly since 2016

Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Covers
NWA metro
Updates
Monthly, about 5 weeks after the month
Latest
2026-08

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Employment and wages by county

Current

Private jobs and average weekly wages by industry

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Quarterly, about 5 months after the quarter
Latest
2026-Q1

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Bank deposits

Current

Deposits at every bank branch, by bank and by city

Source
FDIC Summary of Deposits
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Yearly (as of June 30, released in the fall)
Latest
2026

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Owner-user purchases (SBA 504)

Current

Loans businesses use to buy their own buildings

Source
U.S. Small Business Administration
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Quarterly file
Latest
2026-06-30

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Traffic counts

Current

Average daily traffic at about 1,000 count points

Source
Arkansas Department of Transportation
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Yearly
Latest
2025

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Population by city

Current

Census estimates for every city since the 2020 census

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Covers
32 cities, 2 counties
Updates
Yearly (cities each May)
Latest
2025

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Migration and income

Current

Who moves in and out, from where, and the income they bring

Source
IRS Statistics of Income
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Yearly, about 2 years behind
Latest
2022-2023

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House prices

Current

Repeat-sales house price index for the metro and peer metros

Source
FHFA (via FRED)
Covers
NWA metro + peers
Updates
Quarterly
Latest
2026-Q2

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Businesses by ZIP and industry

Due for an update

Business locations with employees, by ZIP, industry and tenant type; employees and payroll

Source
U.S. Census Bureau (County Business Patterns)
Covers
31 ZIPs, 2 counties
Updates
Yearly, about 2 years behind
Latest
2023

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New business applications

Current

Applications to start a business (EIN filings), by county yearly and Arkansas monthly

Source
U.S. Census Bureau (Business Formation Statistics)
Covers
Benton, Washington; Arkansas
Updates
County yearly; state monthly
Latest
2025

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Mortgage lending

Current

Home loans made, investor share, typical loan, lenders and denial rates, by county and census tract

Source
CFPB / FFIEC (HMDA)
Covers
Benton, Washington, 108 tracts
Updates
Yearly (each spring)
Latest
2025

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Home values by ZIP and county

Current

How home values changed in each ZIP code and county, plus the metro each quarter

Source
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Covers
24 ZIPs, 2 counties, metro
Updates
Quarterly (metro); yearly each spring (ZIP, county)
Latest
2026-04-01

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Road projects

Current

ARDOT jobs programmed in the regional plans, with cost and year

Source
ARDOT via NWARPC
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
As the plans are amended
Latest
2026-10-06

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Public hearings

Due for an update

Planning commission and council agendas

Source
City agendas (via Benton)
Covers
Core + smaller cities
Updates
Weekly
Latest
2026-09-10

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479 Growth Pressure Score

Current

0–100 score per city from four public signals

Source
The 479 Report, computed
Covers
30 cities
Updates
Rebuilt weekly
Latest
2026-07

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System status

checked 2026-10-06

After every refresh the site checks its own data: is each dataset fresh, did any file lose rows, does any number look implausible? A failure stops publishing; warnings are listed here.

  • Check Businesses by ZIP and industry: last data 2023, past its usual rhythm (Yearly, about 2 years behind)
  • Check Public hearings: last data 2026-09-10, past its usual rhythm (Weekly)
  • Check The agendas, ardot, news-extra, permits, project-cards, summaries feeds are 26 days old (last update 2026-09-10)

permit points: 518 · traffic count points: 1,018 · ZIP profiles: 31 · cities with sales tax: 33 · cities with permits (Census): 28 · rate and macro series: 13 · jobs by industry rows: 15 · HMDA years: 8 · business ZIPs (CBP): 31 · home-value ZIPs (FHFA): 24 · Data Center datasets: 19 · release calendar events: 60

Free to reuse with credit to The 479 Report and the source named. Everything above is also listed for software at /api/.

Free: the latest Core-city aggregates and every chart. Data Pro (coming): full history tables, Smaller-city detail, alerts. Data generated 2026-10-06; editorial figures reviewed 2026-07-20.

Homes authorized, by city

Census Building Permits Survey · monthly · 2026-08
Residential units authorized
All structure types, by Core city
U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly). Units in permits issued; public domain.
Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
Multifamily units authorized
2+ unit structures — where the apartments are going
U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Multifamily = 2-unit + 3–4-unit + 5+-unit structures.
Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
Fayetteville · homes authorized
48
▼ 55.6% y/y
34 single-family · 14 multifamily · $14.85M declared · 2026-08
Springdale · homes authorized
16
▼ 40.7% y/y
16 single-family · 0 multifamily · $3.09M declared · 2026-08
Rogers · homes authorized
51
▼ 35.4% y/y
40 single-family · 11 multifamily · $10.44M declared · 2026-08
Bentonville · homes authorized
51
▼ 83.7% y/y
16 single-family · 35 multifamily · $13.80M declared · 2026-08
Siloam Springs · homes authorized
22
▼ 89.6% y/y
16 single-family · 6 multifamily · $2.73M declared · 2026-08
Bella Vista · homes authorized
56
▲ 5.7% y/y
56 single-family · 0 multifamily · $21.66M declared · 2026-08

Retail registers, by city

DFA local net tax distributions · 2010 → 2026-07
Local sales-tax distributions, Core 6
Monthly dollars distributed to each city
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports. Month = distribution month (≈2-month lag). No interpolation.
Data through 2026-07 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
Fayetteville · local sales tax
$5.7M
▲ 1.6% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07
Springdale · local sales tax
$4.5M
▼ 4.1% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07
Rogers · local sales tax
$6.5M
▲ 18.4% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07
Bentonville · local sales tax
$3.8M
▼ 10.1% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07
Siloam Springs · local sales tax
$1.1M
▼ 7.7% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07
Bella Vista · local sales tax
$914,080
▲ 7.5% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-07

Commercial permits, from the city record

city Permits Issued PDFs · latest 2026-08
Fayetteville · permits issued
[NEEDS DATA]
City permit feed pending — portal collection / BuildSignal drop
Springdale · permits issued
[NEEDS DATA]
City permit feed pending — portal collection / BuildSignal drop
Rogers · permits issued
[NEEDS DATA]
City permit feed pending — portal collection / BuildSignal drop
Bentonville · permits issued
99
$38.47M declared · largest $10.33M · City of Bentonville PDF · 2026-08
Siloam Springs · permits issued
[NEEDS DATA]
City permit feed pending — portal collection / BuildSignal drop
Bella Vista · permits issued
[NEEDS DATA]
City permit feed pending — portal collection / BuildSignal drop
Permits issued per month
All permit types, as printed by the city
City of Bentonville monthly Permits Issued (DocumentCenter), normalized by Benton, validated by load_permits.py.
Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
Declared valuation per month
Sum of valuations printed on the city PDF — not an appraisal
Same source. Declared valuations as printed; the 479 Report does not estimate or adjust them.
Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.
MonthCityPermitsDeclared valueRetailIndustrialMultifamilyResidential
2026-08Bentonville99$38.47M440151
2026-07Bentonville105$31.24M380359
2026-06Bentonville111$27.31M350468
2026-05Bentonville72$21.33M150352
2026-04Bentonville137$61.59M370195
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Home market (MLS)

MLS statistics (prices, inventory, months of supply, rents, land per acre) publish here once the first Matrix export is processed and approved.

Local sales-tax distributions (DFA)

Rogers local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +18.4% YoY · as of 2026-07
$6,487,892
Bella vista local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +7.5% YoY · as of 2026-07
$914,080
Fayetteville local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +1.6% YoY · as of 2026-07
$5,712,519
Springdale local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -4.1% YoY · as of 2026-07
$4,539,985
Bentonville local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -10.1% YoY · as of 2026-07
$3,752,670
Siloam springs local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -7.7% YoY · as of 2026-07
$1,142,250
Benton county local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +4.1% YoY · as of 2026-07
$8,385,187
Washington county local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -0.9% YoY · as of 2026-07
$7,553,743

Residential permits authorized (Census BPS)

Fayetteville res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Fayetteville, units -56% YoY · as of 2026-08
48
Fayetteville res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Fayetteville, declared value · as of 2026-08
$14,847,713
Springdale res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Springdale, units -41% YoY · as of 2026-08
16
Springdale res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Springdale, declared value · as of 2026-08
$3,089,230
Rogers res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Rogers, units -35% YoY · as of 2026-08
51
Rogers res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Rogers, declared value · as of 2026-08
$10,441,123
Bentonville res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bentonville, units -84% YoY · as of 2026-08
51
Bentonville res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bentonville, declared value · as of 2026-08
$13,801,406
Siloam springs res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Siloam Springs, units -90% YoY · as of 2026-08
22
Siloam springs res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Siloam Springs, declared value · as of 2026-08
$2,728,531
Bella vista res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bella Vista, units +6% YoY · as of 2026-08
56
Bella vista res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bella Vista, declared value · as of 2026-08
$21,656,900

County employment & wages (BLS QCEW)

Benton county all private employment
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Benton County private employment — +2.1% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
139,921
Benton county all private avg weekly wage
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Benton County avg weekly wage, private — +8.8% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
$2,602
Washington county all private employment
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Washington County private employment — -0.9% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
101,040
Washington county all private avg weekly wage
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Washington County avg weekly wage, private — +2.4% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
$1,136

Office

Vacancy rate
Sage Partners Q2 2026 report, via NWA Democrat-Gazette (2026-07-20) · as of 2026-Q2 — Up from 4.96% Q1 2026 (Sage). Skyline H2 2025 reports 7.5% — different survey universe; both citable with explanation.
5.3%
Asking rent
Sage Partners Q1 2026 · as of 2026-Q1
$27.03/SF
Vacancy rate (Skyline)
Arvest Skyline Report H2 2025 (CBER, released Mar 2026) · as of 2025-H2
7.5%
Vacancy rate Q1 2026
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners Q1 2026 Market Activity Report · as of 2026-Q1 — kept for trend context after Q2 print
4.96%
Vacancy rate sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: 4.6% (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
4.6%

Industrial

Vacancy rate
Sage Partners Q1 2026 · as of 2026-Q1
5.3%
Asking rent
Sage Partners Q1 2026 (+2.5% YoY) · as of 2026-Q1
$9.72/SF
Warehouse vacancy (Skyline)
Skyline H2 2025 (down from 10.4% H1 2025) · as of 2025-H2
6.1%
Vacancy rate sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: 6.4% (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
6.4%
Asking rent sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: $9.60 per square foot (record) (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
$9.60/SF

Retail

Vacancy rate (Skyline)
Skyline H2 2025 (down from 6.6%) · as of 2025-H2
6%
Sales tax collections
Arkansas DFA General Revenue Report, September 2026 (statewide monthly sales & use, +12.2% YoY) · as of 2026-09 — Populated by scripts/fetch_dfa.py
$321.8M
Vacancy rate sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: about 3.2% (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
3.2%

Medical office

Vacancy rate
Skyline H2 2025 — tightest segment in market · as of 2025-H2
2.1%

All commercial

Commercial vacancy
Skyline H2 2025 (down from 7.2% H1 2025) · as of 2025-H2
6.3%
Net absorption
Skyline H2 2025 · as of 2025-H2
615,998 SF
New deliveries
Skyline H2 2025 · as of 2025-H2
399,598 SF

Development pipeline

Commercial permit value
Skyline H1 2025 (+48.3% vs H2 2024) · as of 2025-H1
$290.2M
The Visionary
Johnelle Hunt, $73M, 194,450 SF Class A, Pinnacle area Rogers, opening 2026 · Arkansas Business · 2025-09

Capital markets

Treasury 10yr
FRED DGS10 (U.S. Treasury) · as of 2026-10-05
5.31%
Fed funds
FRED FEDFUNDS (effective rate, monthly avg) · as of 2026-09
3.75%
Treasury 2yr
FRED DGS2 (U.S. Treasury) · as of 2026-10-05
4.84%
Curve 10y2y spread
FRED T10Y2Y (10Y minus 2Y) · as of 2026-10-06
0.48%
Sofr
FRED SOFR (NY Fed) · as of 2026-10-05
3.89%
Mortgage 30yr
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE30US · as of 2026-10-01
7.28%
Mortgage 15yr
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE15US · as of 2026-10-01
6.6%
Cre loans all banks
FRED CREACBW027SBOG (CRE loans, all commercial banks) · as of 2026-09-23
3137.9971
Cre delinquency rate
FRED DRCRELEXFACBS (CRE loan delinquency, all banks) · as of 2026-Q2
1.53%
Fed target upper
FRED DFEDTARU (Federal Reserve, fed funds target range upper limit) · as of 2026-10-06
4%

NWA MSA (FHFA, BLS)

Fhfa hpi
FHFA All-Transactions HPI via FRED ATNHPIUS22220Q (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA) · as of 2026-Q2
395.32
Unemployment rate sa
BLS via FRED FASUR (MSA, seasonally adjusted) · as of 2026-08
3.1%
Unemployment rate nsa
BLS via FRED FASURN (MSA, not seasonally adjusted) · as of 2026-08
2.9%
Employment level
BLS LAUS via FRED (MSA employed persons) · as of 2026-08
317,895

National context

Office vacancy
Colliers / Cushman & Wakefield national reports · as of 2025-YE
18.2–20.5%
Cpi all urban
FRED CPIAUCSL (CPI-U, 1982-84=100) · as of 2026-08
334.131
Unemployment rate us
FRED UNRATE (BLS) · as of 2026-09
4.2%
Housing starts us
FRED HOUST (thousands of units, SAAR) · as of 2026-08
1,275
Building permits us
FRED PERMIT (thousands of units, SAAR) · as of 2026-08
1,403

Smaller cities

Agenda watch and large-permit tracking for: Centerton, Cave Springs, Lowell, Pea Ridge, Highfill, Little Flock, Tontitown, Farmington, Elm Springs, Johnson, Elkins, Greenland, Goshen, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, West Fork, Eureka Springs.

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