City Helena-West Helena is a city in Arkansas, in Phillips County.
The median owner-occupied home in Helena-West Helena had a real-estate tax bill of $540 (± $256) a year, compared with $1,003 in Arkansas and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $72,300 (± $9,603), compared with $175,300 in Arkansas and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Helena-West Helena | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,218 ± 17 | 3,032,651 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $540 ± $256rough guide only: the margin of error is 47% of the estimate | $1,003 ± $13 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $72,300 ± $9,603 | $175,300 ± $1,508 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $32,466 ± $7,033 | $58,773 ± $503 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.75% ± 0.37 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 49% of the estimate | 0.57% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 46.0% ± 5.7 points | 66.1% ± 0.5 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 47.6% ± 7.4 points | 34.2% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 8.7%, margin of error ± 5.7 points) | 16.6% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Arkansas
How it works. State Commissioner of State Lands sale of certified tax-delinquent real property
Excess sale money. Sale proceeds above taxes, fees, penalties, interest and costs are excess proceeds; rules provide distribution/claim procedure and remainder handling for former owner
These rules are set by Arkansas, not by Helena-West Helena, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Arkansas entry with statute links.