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34.55° N · 92.32° W · GEOID 0520470

East End

Saline County, Arkansas · part of the Little Rock, AR metro

ArkansasEast End, AREast EndEast End

The short answer

East End is home to 6,912 people. Median household income is $87,936 a year and median rent is $1,071 a month, 14.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $223,900, about 2.5x annual median household income.

East End stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places we track. Also notable: Unemployment is 9.2%, against 4.8% in its closest peers.

29OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

East End scores better than 29% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 43rd of 71 in Arkansas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%90
Economy 20%32
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%6
Education 10%35
Commute 10%25
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,071
22% below the median place
Median household income
$87,936
10% above the median place
Median home value
$223,900
30% below the median place
Unemployment
9.2%
88% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about East End

  • HousingHalf the homes were built after 1998, newer housing than in 88% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • HousingThe median home costs 2.5 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 82% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to East End

Saline County gains about 11.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,410
Moved out6,239
Net+1,171

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arkansas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArkansasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Saline County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Saline County report $63,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$42,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,071 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,399 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $223,900.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 11.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Unionville, NC matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.9%
20% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
11.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$57,343
18% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast EndAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.9%20% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%19% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure11.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$62,95411% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,34318% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 14.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 86% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

East End14.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$42,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.6%
28% below the median place
Home price to income
2.5x
33% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$80,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in East End, $1,071 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like East End, but easier on the budget

Places that match East End on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Unionville, NC9612.2% vs 14.6%$6,500Compare
Tuttle, OK9611.7% vs 14.6%$17,700Compare
Bremen, GA9212.2% vs 14.6%$4,100Compare
Lumberton, TX8811.9% vs 14.6%$20,800Compare

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Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,450
56% below the median place
Homeownership1
81.3%
22% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast EndAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,07122% below
Rent to income114.6%28% below
Property tax rate10.7%29% below
Home price to income12.5x33% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.411% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,12131% below
HUD area median income4County figure$93,70013% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,45056% below
Median home value1$223,90030% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.2%30% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure42.7%17% below
Homeownership181.3%22% above
Renters paying 30%+144.3%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,39925% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.2%27% below
Median year built119981% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 200 hours a year commuting, more than in 81% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 52 Arkansas places we track.

Unemployment1
9.2%
88% above the median place
Mean commute1
29 min
18% above the median place
Poverty rate1
14.5%
35% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$87,936 +10%
Income per person$37,087 −7%
Works from home11.0% −11%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast EndAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$87,93610% above
Income per person1$37,0877% below
Unemployment19.2%88% above
Average annual pay6County figure$48,56526% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure28,54981% below
Poverty rate114.5%35% above
Mean commute129 min18% above
Works from home111.0%11% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.4%52% below
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.9, 14% above the median place.

Household size1
2.9
14% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.1%
5% below the median place
Median age1
41.0
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher25.4% −21%
Born abroad7.7% −13%
High school or higher93.1% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureEast EndAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,9125438th largest
Median age141.05% above
Bachelor's or higher125.4%21% below
High school or higher193.1%1% above
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad17.7%13% below
No health insurance1County figure6.0%6% below
Homes with broadband188.1%5% below
05

Life in East End

The nearest National Park Service site is Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, about 13 miles away.

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k5.8 −38%
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −32%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site 13 miles
  • Hot Springs National Park 42 miles
  • Arkansas Post 67 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.8 −29%
Shops25.9 −15%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.4 −9%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
12.6
59% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.3
44% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.8
29% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast EndAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure33267% above
Public school students12County figure20,022309% above
Students per teacher12County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.829% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.915% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.49% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k95.838% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.432% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1012.659% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 31.2%, 54% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East End. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index15
55
28% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
55.1 in
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast EndAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation13County figure55.1 in26% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.616% below
Hurricane risk14County figure56.121% below
Tornado risk14County figure89.19% above
Wildfire risk14County figure61.50% above
Heat wave risk14County figure92.43% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure5528% above
Good air days15Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

East End in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, East End does better than 89% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 72%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,071/mo (2024)$1,380/mo$1,130 to $1,680/mo+4.3%
Median household income$87,936 (2024)$112,000$94,500 to $132,500+4.1%
Median home value$223,900 (2024)$326,000$237,000 to $449,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like East End

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Northridge, OH$1,102$84,974Compare
Port Neches, TX$1,095$81,637Compare
Somerdale, NJ$1,097$85,625Compare
Germantown, OH$1,004$90,125Compare
Germantown, OHSomerdale, NJPort Neches, TXNorthridge, OHEast End, AREast EndNorthridgePort NechesSomerdaleGermantownEast EndNorthridgePort NechesSomerdaleGermantown

Places built like East End

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how East End performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
East End, AR14.6%7.4%/yrn/a
Tuttle, OK11.7%3.6%/yr18.0%Compare
Briar, TX14.2%10.9%/yrn/aCompare
Kennedale, TX15.7%8.8%/yr24.9%Compare
Blanchard, OK12.6%3.0%/yr13.5%Compare
St. Rose, LA13.9%8.3%/yrn/aCompare
Rendon, TX13.8%8.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is East End a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 29 out of 100, better than 29% of the places we rate and 43rd of 71 in Arkansas. Half the homes were built after 1998, newer housing than in 88% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home costs 2.5 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 82% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 93 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East End expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $223,900.

What salary do you need to live in East End?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East End?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Northridge, OH, Port Neches, TX, Somerdale, NJ and Germantown, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East End with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East End itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-end-arkansas

Citytistics. “East End, Arkansas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-end-arkansas/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.