Cities · 6 Core · 31 in the region
City by city
Northwest Arkansas is one metro and thirty-one city halls. 31 of them have a data page with their own sales-tax register back to 2010 or 2015, residential permits, hearings and road work. Linked names below open them. See every city ranked by sales-tax growth.
| City | Pop. 2020 | 2010→2020 | Local sales tax, month | YoY | Res. units, month | Permit feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville Washington County | 93,949 | +27.7% | $6.2M 2026-08 | +0.8% | 81 2026-09 | live |
| Springdale Washington & Benton County | 84,161 | +20.6% | $4.5M 2026-08 | -6.2% | 5 2026-09 | pending |
| Rogers Benton County | 69,908 | +24.9% | $5.8M 2026-08 | +6.6% | 40 2026-09 | pending |
| Bentonville Benton County | 54,164 | +53.4% | $4.5M 2026-08 | -5.2% | 25 2026-09 | live |
| Siloam Springs Benton County | 17,287 | +14.9% | $1.1M 2026-08 | -7.8% | 17 2026-09 | pending |
| Bella Vista Benton County | 30,104 | +13.8% | $930,938 2026-08 | +15.4% | 68 2026-09 | pending |
Sales tax: Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution. Residential units: U.S. Census Building Permits Survey. Population: 2010 and 2020 Census counts (April 1), U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 from NWARPC's city-limits layer.
Thirty-one city limits, one metro
Shaded by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Core cities are labeled; click one for its page.
Population growth 2010→2020shrank0–15%15–30%30–60%60%+
Every other city in the region
decennial census
| City | County | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2010→2020 | Sq. mi. | Local sales tax, month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerton | Benton | 2,146 | 9,515 | 17,792 | +87% | 14.4 | $667,191 2026-08 |
| Lowell | Benton | 5,013 | 7,327 | 9,839 | +34.3% | 9.8 | $826,699 2026-08 |
| Farmington | Washington | 3,605 | 5,974 | 7,584 | +27% | 9.9 | $354,013 2026-08 |
| Prairie Grove | Washington | 2,540 | 4,380 | 7,045 | +60.8% | 9.4 | $368,530 2026-08 |
| Pea Ridge | Benton | 2,346 | 4,794 | 6,559 | +36.8% | 8.7 | $378,152 2026-08 |
| Cave Springs | Benton | 1,103 | 1,729 | 5,495 | +217.8% | 8.6 | $234,546 2026-08 |
| Tontitown | Washington | 942 | 2,460 | 4,301 | +74.8% | 18 | $517,369 2026-08 |
| Gentry | Benton | 2,165 | 3,158 | 3,790 | +20% | 6 | $204,898 2026-08 |
| Johnson | Washington | 2,319 | 3,354 | 3,609 | +7.6% | 3.6 | $224,018 2026-08 |
| Elkins | Washington | 1,251 | 2,648 | 3,602 | +36% | 3.9 | $193,740 2026-08 |
| Gravette | Benton | 1,810 | 2,325 | 3,547 | +52.6% | 15.3 | $486,700 2026-08 |
| Little Flock | Benton | 2,585 | 2,585 | 3,055 | +18.2% | 7.5 | $32,553 2026-08 |
| Elm Springs | Washington & Benton | 1,044 | 1,535 | 2,361 | +53.8% | 6 | $30,870 2026-08 |
| West Fork | Washington | 2,042 | 2,317 | 2,331 | +0.6% | 3.8 | $115,930 2026-08 |
| Lincoln | Washington | 1,752 | 2,249 | 2,294 | +2% | 3 | $122,733 2026-08 |
| Goshen | Washington | 752 | 1,071 | 2,102 | +96.3% | 11.5 | $54,253 2026-08 |
| Decatur | Benton | 1,314 | 1,699 | 1,773 | +4.4% | 4.9 | $53,763 2026-08 |
| Highfill | Benton | 379 | 583 | 1,587 | +172.2% | 15 | $259,520 2026-08 |
| Greenland | Washington | 907 | 1,259 | 1,213 | -3.7% | 6 | $135,228 2026-08 |
| Garfield | Benton | 490 | 502 | 593 | +18.1% | 3.2 | $28,091 2026-08 |
| Avoca | Benton | 423 | 488 | 487 | -0.2% | 1.9 | $12,655 2026-08 |
| Sulphur Springs | Benton | 671 | 511 | 481 | -5.9% | 1 | $11,448 2026-08 |
| Gateway | Benton | 116 | 405 | 436 | +7.7% | 6.6 | — |
| Winslow | Washington | 399 | 391 | 365 | -6.6% | 1.8 | $12,258 2026-08 |
| Springtown | Benton | 114 | 87 | 83 | -4.6% | 0.5 | $479 2026-08 |
NWARPC City_Limits_NWA public feature service (U.S. Census decennial counts); 2010 and 2020 populations: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts (TIGERweb POP100).