Franklin County, Arkansas Real Estate

In September 2026, 15 homes closed in Franklin County at a median of $215,000. The median home took 59 days to go under contract, and sellers got about 95.5% of asking price. There were 91 homes for sale, enough to last about 5.7 months at that pace. RPR (Realtors Property Resource) calls that a balanced market.

Market data: RPR, September 2026 (Franklin County, pulled October 10, 2026). Single-family homes, condos and townhomes.

Franklin County had 17,097 people at the 2020 census, and the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 17,725. It has two county seats and two courthouses, an arrangement that dates to 1885: Ozark for the Northern District and Charleston for the Southern District.

• Ozark, on the north bank of the river and I-40.
• Charleston, south of the river on Highway 22.
• Altus, east of Ozark on Highway 64, and Wiederkehr Village, north of Altus on Highway 186.
• Denning and Branch.

Ozark Lake, about 10,600 acres on the Arkansas River, sits behind the Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam, finished in 1969.

Altus is known for its wineries. Wiederkehr Wine Cellars and several others are on the state's tourism list.

The Mulberry River, a National Wild and Scenic River, runs through the north part of the county.

Arkansas Tech University's two-year Ozark campus enrolled 2,669 students in fall 2026.

Three districts are based in the county: Ozark, Charleston and County Line.

District lines out in the county don't always follow the town name on the mailbox, so if a particular school matters to you, check the exact address with the district before you make an offer. I'll help you do that.

The state publishes a report card for every public school at myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov.

A $200,000 home inside Ozark city limits is assessed at $40,000 (20% of value). At 55.1 mills (a mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed value) that is $2,204 a year before credits, and $1,604 after the $600 homestead credit for a primary residence. Those are 2025 rates, billed in 2026.

That uses the state's 2025 millage report. Franklin County's own posted sheet showed slightly lower city totals when I checked in October 2026, so I'd budget on the higher figure. The assessor can confirm the rate for your parcel. The full table, the homestead credit and what changes when a home sells are on my property tax page.

I'm a Realtor, not a tax advisor. Confirm any parcel with the county assessor before you rely on a number.

Four closings in Franklin County since 2025, all in and around Ozark: buyer side, listing side and land. One was a listing that had expired unsold before I took it on. We relisted it and had it under contract in three days.