What to know before you move: cost, market timing, who it fits.
If you're considering a move to Blytheville, AR, the most important variables are the local housing market, the cost structure (taxes, insurance, utilities), and how well the city fits your day-to-day life. This page summarizes the housing market read; pair it with the cost of living page for the full picture.
Blytheville is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, with an estimated population of 12,359. The population has contracted 2.0% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Blytheville is $95,062 as of 2026-04, up 5.1% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged -5.1% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 23% below its 5-year peak. The composite momentum score is 33 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.
Prices have come off recent highs (-23.0% from peak). Buyers may have more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.
Reasons people move here
- Affordable AND rising: median home $95,062 with positive recent direction — rare combination most of the country can't offer.
- Quiet strength: +5.1% over the trailing year — not a melt-up, but the market is bid.
Things to know first
- 23% off the 5-year peak. That's not a healthy correction — that's a market that ran too far and is still digesting.
- Net out-migration: population shrinking 2.0% per year — services, schools, and tax base will follow.
- Long-run gains, recently flat: 5-year CAGR is -5.1% but 10-year is +4.6%. The last few years have not been kind.
- Thin housing market: small population means fewer transactions and slower resale. Liquidity risk on exit.
More about Blytheville
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.