Pope County, Arkansas Real Estate

In September 2026, 57 homes closed in Pope County at a median of $215,000. The median home took 35 days to go under contract, and sellers got about 97.8% of asking price. There were 228 homes for sale, enough to last about 4.2 months at that pace. RPR (Realtors Property Resource) calls that a seller's market.

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

Pope County had 63,381 people at the 2020 census, and the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 64,976. It has six incorporated towns:

• Russellville, the county seat, with 28,940 people in 2020.
• Pottsville, six miles east of Russellville on Highway 64.
• Atkins, on I-40 east of Pottsville.
• Dover, north of Russellville on Highway 7.
• London, west of Russellville on Highway 64, near Lake Dardanelle.
• Hector, in the north part of the county.

Arkansas Tech University is in Russellville and enrolled 9,516 students in fall 2026.

Lake Dardanelle covers 34,300 acres on the Arkansas River, and the main site of Lake Dardanelle State Park is in Russellville. Bona Dea Trails, also in Russellville, has nearly six miles of trails on 186 acres.

Arkansas Nuclear One, the power plant on the lake, sits between Russellville and London.

North of Dover the county runs up into the Ozark National Forest. Long Pool Recreation Area on Big Piney Creek has 38 campsites.

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 7,055 acres along the Arkansas River, is shared with Yell County.

Five districts are based in the county: Russellville, Pottsville, Atkins, Dover and Hector. London Elementary is part of the Russellville district.

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 Russellville city limits is assessed at $40,000 (20% of value). At 45.82 mills (a mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed value) that is $1,833 a year before credits, and $1,233 after the $600 homestead credit for a primary residence. Those are 2025 rates, billed in 2026.

Pope County's own rate is 4.5 mills. The school district makes up most of the bill, so Pottsville, Atkins and Dover run a few mills higher than Russellville. 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.

One closing in Pope County so far, in Russellville on South Quanah Avenue. I work the county from Clarksville, about 30 minutes west of Russellville, and I've done more than 25 closings across the River Valley since January 2025.