HousingPermits

Metro area in Arkansas

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area authorized 8,961 new housing units in 2025, the largest total of the 5 metro areas based in Arkansas. No year in the 2004–2025 record brought more permits than 2025, a distinction it shares with 16 other metro areas. Relative to population, the rate was 14.4 units per 1,000 residents in 2025, the seventh-highest rate of the 387 US metro areas.

02,5005,0007,50010k2004: 6,403 units (3,795 single-family, 472 in 2–4 unit, 2,136 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 7,568 units (5,253 single-family, 542 in 2–4 unit, 1,773 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,069 units (4,019 single-family, 614 in 2–4 unit, 1,436 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 3,351 units (2,250 single-family, 370 in 2–4 unit, 731 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,740 units (1,213 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 1,469 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,739 units (1,066 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 622 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,206 units (1,077 single-family, 100 in 2–4 unit, 29 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,202 units (1,154 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,918 units (1,758 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 84 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,380 units (2,249 single-family, 78 in 2–4 unit, 53 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 3,349 units (2,384 single-family, 39 in 2–4 unit, 926 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 3,792 units (2,816 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 938 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 4,420 units (3,507 single-family, 163 in 2–4 unit, 750 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,724 units (3,523 single-family, 209 in 2–4 unit, 992 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 5,563 units (3,829 single-family, 190 in 2–4 unit, 1,544 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 6,905 units (4,147 single-family, 216 in 2–4 unit, 2,542 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 6,365 units (4,579 single-family, 469 in 2–4 unit, 1,317 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 7,120 units (5,678 single-family, 287 in 2–4 unit, 1,155 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 7,246 units (5,435 single-family, 348 in 2–4 unit, 1,463 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 6,915 units (5,349 single-family, 511 in 2–4 unit, 1,055 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 7,984 units (5,595 single-family, 490 in 2–4 unit, 1,899 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 8,961 units (5,666 single-family, 373 in 2–4 unit, 2,922 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252025 high · 8,9612011 low · 1,20204,0008,00012k2004: 6,403 units (3,795 single-family, 472 in 2–4 unit, 2,136 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 7,568 units (5,253 single-family, 542 in 2–4 unit, 1,773 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,069 units (4,019 single-family, 614 in 2–4 unit, 1,436 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 3,351 units (2,250 single-family, 370 in 2–4 unit, 731 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,740 units (1,213 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 1,469 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,739 units (1,066 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 622 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,206 units (1,077 single-family, 100 in 2–4 unit, 29 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,202 units (1,154 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,918 units (1,758 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 84 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,380 units (2,249 single-family, 78 in 2–4 unit, 53 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 3,349 units (2,384 single-family, 39 in 2–4 unit, 926 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 3,792 units (2,816 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 938 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 4,420 units (3,507 single-family, 163 in 2–4 unit, 750 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,724 units (3,523 single-family, 209 in 2–4 unit, 992 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 5,563 units (3,829 single-family, 190 in 2–4 unit, 1,544 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 6,905 units (4,147 single-family, 216 in 2–4 unit, 2,542 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 6,365 units (4,579 single-family, 469 in 2–4 unit, 1,317 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 7,120 units (5,678 single-family, 287 in 2–4 unit, 1,155 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 7,246 units (5,435 single-family, 348 in 2–4 unit, 1,463 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 6,915 units (5,349 single-family, 511 in 2–4 unit, 1,055 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 7,984 units (5,595 single-family, 490 in 2–4 unit, 1,899 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 8,961 units (5,666 single-family, 373 in 2–4 unit, 2,922 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252025 high · 8,961

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Single-family houses made up 72% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 5 metro areas based in Arkansas.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Joplin (22% in five-plus buildings). Duplexes to fourplexes are unusually common here: 5.3% of units, against 3.5% nationally. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2025 (2,922), single-family houses in 2021 (5,678).

2021–202572.5%72%5.3%22.2%22%2004–200665.2%65%8.1%26.7%27%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202572.5%72%5.3%22.2%22%2004–200665.2%65%8.1%26.7%27%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 16 other metro areas, among them Syracuse, Savannah, Spartanburg. Annual permits fell from 7,568 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,202 in 2011, a drop of 84%. The nearest bust profile in the West South Central states was Slidell's (83%). The 2021–2025 pace of 7,645 units a year is 14% above the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 8 years in a row up to 2019. From 2024 to 2025 the count rose 12%.

Where in the metro

Benton County accounted for 65% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Washington County for 34%.

  • Benton County65% (6,307 in 2025)
  • Washington County34% (2,632 in 2025)
  • Madison County0.5% (22 in 2025)

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 31 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Fayetteville, with 7,172 units or 19% of the total, followed by Bentonville with 5,419.

  • Fayetteville19% (7,172 units)
  • Bentonville14% (5,419 units)
  • Rogers9.8% (3,759 units)
  • Centerton9.1% (3,466 units)
  • Bella Vista8% (3,043 units)
  • Pea Ridge5.6% (2,144 units)
  • Springdale5.2% (1,999 units)
  • Siloam Springs5% (1,896 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC6,1009.443%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR8,96112.922%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA1,2012.926%
Jackson, MS1,5682.22.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA3,1726.244%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Fayetteville, AR beside Durham

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Arkansas. Counting rules.