FIPS 05119 · population 399,818 · part of Little Rock, AR
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $1,198 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $984 | Pulaski County, AR | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $989 | Pulaski County, AR | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,147 | Pulaski County, AR | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,540 | Pulaski County, AR | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,822 | Pulaski County, AR | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 05119. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
Pulaski County presents a qualified income case, not a clean growth case. The Zillow 2026-06 observation puts the median home value at $212,861; price growth was 4.07%. FHFA’s 2025 repeat-transaction HPI rose 1.10%, a different vintage and measure, not a dollar valuation. This gap requires reconciliation, not averaging. County-level appreciation evidence therefore merits caution for anyone underwriting growth or using Pulaski as a Little Rock metro proxy.
Median asking market rent is $1,198 per month, and the supplied gross yield is 6.75% before costs. HUD’s two-bedroom FMR is $1,147, a payment standard rather than asking-rent evidence; the supplied ratio calculates to a 4.40% market-rent premium. Rent grew more slowly than the cited home-value measure. The 0.77% effective property-tax rate is a recurring cost that reduces NOI. Missing property-level vacancy, insurance, repairs, management, and financing prevent a net-return conclusion.
Demand and competition are mixed. Tax-return flows show more households leaving than arriving, while average AGI was higher among out-movers; that is a demand caution but not a renter-turnover measure. QCEW covered jobs and wages increased, but this workplace evidence is not resident employment; Trade, transportation, and utilities is the largest disclosed private supersector, not the whole economy. Realtor.com shows active listings up 5.18% and 20.49% price-reduced listings: visible supply and concessions, not closed-sale demand. The record counts 975 investor purchases among 4,625 total purchases, indicating material nonoccupant competition without proving price-setting power.
Inland flood is the dominant hazard; modeled annual building loss is 0.20%. Obtain parcel flood-zone, elevation, claims, drainage, and insurance evidence before applying that county average to a property. The record lacks lease-level rent comps, vacancy, operating expenses, capital needs, financing terms, closed-sale data, and resident labor measures. Those gaps allow the supplied gross yield to be reported, but not achievable rent, NOI, cash-on-cash return, or resale liquidity to be validated. Next checks should focus on the property file, flood and insurance underwriting, and comparable leases and sales.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Pulaski County’s selected direct-evidence ZIP set has a current asking-rent spread large enough to make unit-level comparison central: Zillow ZORI ranges from $1,024 to $1,509 in June 2026, a $485 span, and its median is $1,155.50 across 12 shown ZIPs. The county Zillow ZORI is $1,198. These are typical observed asking-rent index values, not promises for every listing. The decision question is whether the target unit’s asking rent, bedroom count, recurring charges, and qualification terms fit the household, rather than treating the selected-set median or county index as a universal price. A renter comparing options should first identify the exact unit and payment schedule, then use the index only to place that quote within the observed selected-set distribution.
Do not combine the three rent series. Zillow ZORI provides the current typical observed asking-rent index. ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA median gross rent is a survey estimate for occupied renter units and ranges from $800 to $1,365 in the selected set; it has a different population, timing, and cost concept. HUD’s FY2026 two-bedroom FMR is instead an administrative standard of $1,147. Zillow-to-HUD ratios span 89.3% to 131.6%. That range can frame comparisons with the two-bedroom standard, but it does not turn ZORI into an FMR, make ACS gross rent a current asking quote, or determine program eligibility. Because each measure answers a different question, agreement or disagreement among them is descriptive rather than a reconciliation exercise.
ACS burden and vacancy estimates give a separate screening lens. The share of renter households paying 30% or more of income for rent ranges from 33.0% to 54.4%, while vacancy ranges from 3.2% to 20.5% across the shown ZCTAs. ZIP 72204 illustrates why neither measure should substitute for a listing search: its 14.7% vacancy rate coexists with a 54.4% burden share. The listed income needed to hold current ZORI at the 30% threshold spans $40,960 to $60,360, versus median household-income estimates of $30,175 to $101,062. These survey medians cannot establish any applicant’s income, rent payment, or ability to qualify.
Coverage and geography constrain any conclusion. The display includes 12 of 18 eligible direct-ZORI ZIP/ZCTA matches and covers 61,795 renter households, so it is not an exhaustive county or local inventory. ZCTAs are statistical areas rather than USPS delivery ZIPs, and a ZIP is assigned to Pulaski County by its largest HUD residential-address share, which is as low as 93.5% here; an address may not follow the display assignment. Before acting, check the address crosswalk, the actual unit’s bedroom count and asking rent, availability date, lease length, utilities and fees, deposits or concessions, applicant-income rules, and the relevant HUD program or payment standard.
18 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72209 | $1,151 | $965 | $1,147 | 49.6% | 11.1% | $46k | 100.0% |
| 72076 | $1,093 | $958 | $1,147 | 44.3% | 11.8% | $44k | 93.5% |
| 72211 | $1,229 | $1,181 | $1,147 | 43.4% | 10.9% | $49k | 100.0% |
| 72113 | $1,302 | $1,159 | $1,147 | 33.0% | 6.3% | $52k | 100.0% |
| 72205 | $1,465 | $1,115 | $1,147 | 39.1% | 11.4% | $59k | 100.0% |
| 72204 | $1,107 | $1,064 | $1,147 | 54.4% | 14.7% | $44k | 100.0% |
| 72118 | $1,024 | $1,018 | $1,147 | 43.4% | 11.1% | $41k | 100.0% |
| 72223 | $1,285 | $1,365 | $1,147 | 44.9% | 9.0% | $51k | 100.0% |
| 72202 | $1,090 | $1,110 | $1,147 | 40.5% | 20.5% | $44k | 100.0% |
| 72116 | $1,126 | $1,112 | $1,147 | 40.3% | 3.2% | $45k | 100.0% |
| 72120 | $1,509 | $1,094 | $1,147 | 35.5% | 5.8% | $60k | 97.1% |
| 72114 | $1,160 | $800 | $1,147 | 50.1% | 20.4% | $46k | 100.0% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 72205 rental reportPulaski County | Little Rock, AR | $1,465 | ▲ 2.6% | 39.1% | 23,043 |
| ZIP 72209 rental reportPulaski County | Little Rock, AR | $1,151 | ▲ 5.6% | 49.6% | 31,607 |
| ZIP 72204 rental reportPulaski County | Little Rock, AR | $1,107 | ▲ 2.6% | 54.4% | 30,525 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.198% of building value expected lost per year
$1,642 median annual bill
10,000 in · 10,279 out
$53,946 arriving · $61,800 leaving
975 of 4,625 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 399,818 | $213k | $1,198 | 6.8% | inland flooding |
| Faulkner County | 127,717 | $259k | $1,408 | 6.5% | inland flooding |
| Saline County | 127,479 | $257k | $1,547 | 7.2% | inland flooding |
| Lonoke County | 75,272 | $232k | $1,382 | 7.1% | inland flooding |
| Grant County | 18,242 | $222k | n/a | n/a | inland flooding |
| Perry County | 10,101 | $188k | n/a | n/a | inland flooding |
Yes. Market rent is published as median asking rent, while HUD FMR is a two-bedroom payment standard and not an asking-rent estimate.
More households moved out than in, and average AGI was higher among out-movers.
Inland flood is the dominant hazard. The record does not publish parcel-level flood, insurance, claims, elevation, drainage, or mitigation evidence.