Johnson County, Arkansas Real Estate

In September 2026, 19 homes closed in Johnson County at a median of $197,000. The median home took 84 days to go under contract, and sellers got about 95.4% of asking price. There were 125 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 (Johnson County, pulled October 10, 2026). Single-family homes, condos and townhomes.

Johnson County had 25,749 people at the 2020 census, and the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 26,225. It has five incorporated towns:

• Clarksville, the county seat, with about 9,600 people. I-40 exits 55, 57 and 58.
• Lamar, east of Clarksville on Highway 64. I-40 exit 64.
• Knoxville, east of Lamar. I-40 exit 67.
• Hartman and Coal Hill, west of Clarksville on Highway 64. I-40 exit 47.

Hagarville, Ozone and Oark are unincorporated communities in the north part of the county.

The University of the Ozarks is in Clarksville and enrolled 796 students in fall 2025.

Tyson's poultry operations are the largest single employer in Clarksville, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Walmart has run a grocery distribution center here since 1992, and Johnson Regional Medical Center is a 90-bed nonprofit hospital.

Highway 21 north of Clarksville is the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway: 35 miles through the Ozark National Forest to the Buffalo National River. The Mulberry River, a National Wild and Scenic River, crosses the north end of the county.

Closer to town, Lake Ludwig is the city lake north of Clarksville, and the Red Lick mountain bike trails opened beside it in December 2023. Spadra Park on Lake Dardanelle has a marina, two boat ramps and a Corps of Engineers campground.

The Johnson County Peach Festival was first held in 1938 and still takes over the courthouse square each summer.

Three districts are based in the county: the Clarksville School District, the Lamar School District (Lamar and Knoxville) and the Westside School District (Hartman and Coal Hill). The Oark campus in the north end belongs to the Jasper School District. More detail is on my Johnson County school districts page.

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 Clarksville city limits is assessed at $40,000 (20% of value). At 51.8 mills (a mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed value) that is $2,072 a year before credits, and $1,472 after the $600 homestead credit for a primary residence. Those are 2025 rates, billed in 2026.

Lamar, Knoxville, Coal Hill and Hartman run a few mills higher than Clarksville. 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.

A dozen closings in Johnson County since January 2025: nine in Clarksville, two in Hartman and one in Knoxville. Buyer side, listing side, land, and two where I handled both sides.

Selling here? Here's how selling a home in Johnson County works with me.