Local sales tax by city
CurrentWhat the state distributes to each city from local sales and use tax, monthly since 2010
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What the state distributes to each city from local sales and use tax, monthly since 2010
Residential units authorized by building permits, by city and building size
Every permit the city issues: type, address, declared value
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Jobs in 15 industries, monthly since 2016
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Deposits at every bank branch, by bank and by city
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Census estimates for every city since the 2020 census
Who moves in and out, from where, and the income they bring
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Business locations with employees, by ZIP, industry and tenant type; employees and payroll
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permit points: 1,575 · 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
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| Month | City | Permits | Declared value | Retail | Industrial | Multifamily | Residential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | Fayetteville | 347 | $25.50M | 11 | 0 | 2 | 185 |
| 2026-09 | Fayetteville | 537 | $49.04M | 20 | 2 | 4 | 325 |
| 2026-09 | Bentonville | 114 | $26.50M | 52 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2026-08 | Fayetteville | 614 | $65.08M | 22 | 0 | 2 | 348 |
| 2026-08 | Bentonville | 99 | $38.47M | 44 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2026-07 | Fayetteville | 751 | $53.09M | 19 | 2 | 7 | 490 |
| 2026-07 | Bentonville | 105 | $31.24M | 38 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| 2026-06 | Fayetteville | 644 | $89.18M | 14 | 3 | 0 | 346 |
| 2026-06 | Bentonville | 111 | $27.31M | 35 | 0 | 4 | 68 |
| 2026-05 | Fayetteville | 585 | $68.68M | 20 | 2 | 3 | 341 |
| 2026-05 | Bentonville | 72 | $21.33M | 15 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2026-04 | Fayetteville | 762 | $57.98M | 23 | 1 | 1 | 492 |
| 2026-04 | Bentonville | 137 | $61.59M | 37 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
| 2026-03 | Fayetteville | 1052 | $282.69M | 12 | 1 | 8 | 803 |
| 2026-02 | Fayetteville | 775 | $71.39M | 16 | 1 | 2 | 508 |
| 2026-01 | Fayetteville | 504 | $84.83M | 21 | 1 | 14 | 303 |
| 2025-12 | Fayetteville | 646 | $44.26M | 15 | 0 | 8 | 375 |
| 2025-11 | Fayetteville | 429 | $25.07M | 10 | 0 | 3 | 255 |
| 2025-10 | Fayetteville | 518 | $153.16M | 9 | 0 | 6 | 303 |
| 2025-09 | Fayetteville | 686 | $146.00M | 27 | 4 | 3 | 394 |
| 2025-08 | Fayetteville | 529 | $33.58M | 18 | 1 | 3 | 282 |
| 2025-07 | Fayetteville | 668 | $137.07M | 38 | 1 | 2 | 364 |
| 2025-06 | Fayetteville | 663 | $94.79M | 30 | 1 | 10 | 326 |
| 2025-05 | Fayetteville | 566 | $163.60M | 38 | 0 | 4 | 271 |
| 2025-04 | Fayetteville | 681 | $78.97M | 32 | 1 | 12 | 418 |
| 2025-03 | Fayetteville | 651 | $45.32M | 16 | 0 | 2 | 393 |
| 2025-02 | Fayetteville | 459 | $29.53M | 14 | 2 | 6 | 312 |
| 2025-01 | Fayetteville | 552 | $70.91M | 9 | 1 | 2 | 386 |
| 2024-12 | Fayetteville | 513 | $108.91M | 12 | 0 | 4 | 311 |
| 2024-11 | Fayetteville | 573 | $56.49M | 12 | 0 | 15 | 351 |
| 2024-10 | Fayetteville | 651 | $137.64M | 15 | 2 | 4 | 389 |
| 2024-09 | Fayetteville | 644 | $222.22M | 25 | 0 | 15 | 367 |
| 2024-08 | Fayetteville | 570 | $41.61M | 29 | 0 | 3 | 331 |
| 2024-07 | Fayetteville | 562 | $64.89M | 18 | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| 2024-06 | Fayetteville | 639 | $73.28M | 27 | 0 | 5 | 378 |
| 2024-05 | Fayetteville | 610 | $64.07M | 19 | 2 | 3 | 372 |
| 2024-04 | Fayetteville | 956 | $42.50M | 33 | 1 | 1 | 724 |
| 2024-03 | Fayetteville | 845 | $60.17M | 15 | 0 | 0 | 670 |
| 2024-02 | Fayetteville | 898 | $85.38M | 10 | 3 | 0 | 735 |
| 2024-01 | Fayetteville | 586 | $38.17M | 10 | 0 | 2 | 425 |
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Rogers local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +6.6% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $5,778,008 |
Bella vista local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +15.4% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $930,938 |
Fayetteville local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +0.8% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $6,153,113 |
Springdale local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -6.2% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $4,475,415 |
Bentonville local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -5.2% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $4,503,088 |
Siloam springs local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -7.8% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $1,101,227 |
Benton county local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +4.9% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $8,612,553 |
Washington county local tax distribution Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +0.2% YoY · as of 2026-08 | $7,812,119 |
Fayetteville res units authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Fayetteville, units -70% YoY · as of 2026-09 | 81 |
Fayetteville res value authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Fayetteville, declared value · as of 2026-09 | $19,922,323 |
Springdale res units authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Springdale, units -92% YoY · as of 2026-09 | 5 |
Springdale res value authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Springdale, declared value · as of 2026-09 | $1,668,977 |
Rogers res units authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Rogers, units -39% YoY · as of 2026-09 | 40 |
Rogers res value authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Rogers, declared value · as of 2026-09 | $8,591,029 |
Bentonville res units authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bentonville, units -93% YoY · as of 2026-09 | 25 |
Bentonville res value authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bentonville, declared value · as of 2026-09 | $8,633,260 |
Siloam springs res units authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Siloam Springs, units +1600% YoY · as of 2026-09 | 17 |
Siloam springs res value authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Siloam Springs, declared value · as of 2026-09 | $3,891,860 |
Bella vista res units authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bella Vista, units +26% YoY · as of 2026-09 | 68 |
Bella vista res value authorized U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bella Vista, declared value · as of 2026-09 | $26,666,000 |
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 | 139,922 |
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 |
Vacancy rate Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 5.3% Vacancy Rate (p.3) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | 5.3% |
Asking rent Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: $27.52 Market Rent/SF (p.3) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | $27.52/SF |
Vacancy rate (Skyline) The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: The office vacancy rate rose to 8.1 percent in the first half of 2026, up from 7.5 percent (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | 8.1% |
Vacancy rate Q1 2026 Sage Partners, NWA 2026 Q1 Market Highlights — printed: 4.9% (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-q1-market-highlights/) · as of 2026-Q1 — Kept for trend context after the Q2 print. Was 4.96 attributed via NWA Democrat-Gazette; Sage's own page prints 4.9% (Benton audit 2026-10-11). | 4.9% |
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% |
National vacancy sage Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 20.2% National Vacancy Rate (p.3) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | 20.2% |
Vacancy rate Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 5.2% Vacancy Rate (p.4) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | 5.2% |
Asking rent Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: $9.80 Market Rent/SF (p.4) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | $9.80/SF |
Warehouse vacancy (Skyline) The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: The warehouse vacancy rate increased to 9.7 percent in the first half of 2026 from 6.1 percent (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | 9.7% |
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 |
National vacancy sage Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 7.5% National Vacancy Rate (p.4) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | 7.5% |
Vacancy rate (Skyline) The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: In the retail submarket, the vacancy rate remained at 6.0 percent (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | 6% |
Sales tax collections Arkansas DFA General Revenue Report, October 2026 (statewide monthly sales & use, +8.3% YoY) · as of 2026-10 — Populated by scripts/fetch_dfa.py | $329.6M |
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% |
Vacancy rate sage Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 3.5% Vacancy Rate (p.5) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | 3.5% |
Asking rent sage Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: $20.32 Market Rent/SF (p.5) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | $20.32/SF |
National vacancy sage Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 4.4% National Vacancy Rate (p.5) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 | 4.4% |
Vacancy rate The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: Medical Office Percent Available 3.3% (commercial report p.28) (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | 3.3% |
Commercial vacancy The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: The overall vacancy rate for commercial property increased to 7.6 percent in the first half of 2026 (one-pager) (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | 7.6% |
Net absorption The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: net negative absorption of 704,828 square feet (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | -704,828 SF |
New deliveries The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: the addition of 1,066,767 new square feet of commercial space (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1 | 1,066,767 SF |
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 |
Treasury 10yr FRED DGS10 (U.S. Treasury) · as of 2026-11-09 | 4.88% |
Fed funds FRED FEDFUNDS (effective rate, monthly avg) · as of 2026-10 | 3.88% |
Treasury 2yr FRED DGS2 (U.S. Treasury) · as of 2026-11-09 | 4.56% |
Curve 10y2y spread FRED T10Y2Y (10Y minus 2Y) · as of 2026-11-10 | 0.25% |
Sofr FRED SOFR (NY Fed) · as of 2026-11-09 | 3.88% |
Mortgage 30yr Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE30US · as of 2026-11-05 | 7.18% |
Mortgage 15yr Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE15US · as of 2026-11-05 | 6.57% |
Cre loans all banks FRED CREACBW027SBOG (CRE loans, all commercial banks) · as of 2026-10-28 | 3154.7199 |
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 2026-11-10 | 4% |
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 2026-09 | 3.1% |
Unemployment rate nsa BLS via FRED FASURN (MSA, not seasonally adjusted) · as of 2026-09 | 3.1% |
Employment level BLS LAUS via FRED (MSA employed persons) · as of 2026-09 | 319,315 |
Office vacancy Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, NWA Mid-Year Market Summary 2026, p.3 — printed: 20.2% National Vacancy Rate (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 — Replaced the 18.2–20.5% Colliers / C&W range (2025-YE) with the single figure Sage prints for Q2 2026. | 20.2% |
Cpi all urban FRED CPIAUCSL (CPI-U, 1982-84=100) · as of 2026-10 | 337.476 |
Unemployment rate us FRED UNRATE (BLS) · as of 2026-10 | 4.1% |
Housing starts us FRED HOUST (thousands of units, SAAR) · as of 2026-09 | 1,221 |
Building permits us FRED PERMIT (thousands of units, SAAR) · as of 2026-09 | 1,398 |
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