The story of this market
The typical home in Donaldson, Arkansas sells for about $85,000, or $64 per square foot.
Prices are down 64.7% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 64 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $924 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.7%
AR · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Donaldson, Arkansas
Donaldson is a small, stable town with a population of approximately 282 to 377 depending on the data source. The housing market is characterized by high affordability and low transaction volume, with limited data available for metrics like days on market or sale-to-list ratios. Economic activity is modest, and the town functions primarily as a residential community within Hot Spring County.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Donaldson yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 2 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 2.07% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.5% · poverty 6.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A local community park providing essential outdoor space for residents, contributing to the town's small-scale amenity base.
Donaldson is best suited for those seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle in a small-town setting. It appeals primarily to long-term residents and families who prioritize affordability and a slower pace of life over proximity to major urban employment centers.
The town is served by U.S. Route 67, which provides primary access to the county seat of Malvern and Arkadelphia, facilitating regional commuting.
Donaldson features local community space including Donaldson City Park, serving as a central outdoor amenity for the small town's residents.
The rental market is limited in depth due to the town's small size, with a median rent of $924 and a renter-occupied share of approximately 29%. Vacancy pressure is present, with a reported vacancy rate of 17.9%.
The local economy is small and primarily residential, with residents often commuting to nearby employment hubs like Malvern or Arkadelphia.
Property owners are subject to standard county and school district levies, with the composite tax rate reflecting the integration of these overlapping jurisdictions.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Arkansas) — Arkansas Disabled Veteran Total Property Tax Exemption: Provides a 100% exemption from all ad valorem real property taxes on the principal homestead. Formula: Net Ad Valorem Tax Due = $0.00. State (Arkansas) — Arkansas Senior and Disabled Assessment Freeze: Freezes the assessed taxable value of the homestead at the prevailing assessed value at the time the owner becomes eligible or purchases the property. State (Arkansas) — Arkansas State Homestead Property Tax Credit: Provides a direct reduction against ad valorem property taxes up to $350.00 (increased to $350 by Act 655 of 2009; further statutory increases may apply up to $425 depending on legislative session). Formula: Final Tax Due = max($0, Gross Ad Valorem Tax - Homestead Credit). State (Arkansas) — Arkansas Amendment 79 Assessment Growth Caps (Assessment Limitation): Caps annual assessed value growth following a countywide reappraisal: homestead parcel taxable assessments cannot increase by more than 5% per year, and non-homestead residential parcel taxable assessments cannot increase by more than 10% per year until taxable assessment reaches… State (Arkansas) — Arkansas Ad Valorem Property Tax Assessment Ratio and Valuation: Imposes an ad valorem property tax based on a uniform statutory assessment ratio of 20% of true market value.
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 12.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates; figures for small populations carry high margins of error.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.