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34.62° N · 92.40° W · GEOID 0563470

Shannon Hills

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

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Shannon Hills is home to 4,641 people. Median household income is $71,318 a year and median rent is $1,033 a month, 17.4% 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 $170,900, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,033
24% below the median place
Median household income
$71,318
11% below the median place
Median home value
$170,900
46% below the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
20% below 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 Shannon Hills

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.1% a year while household income rose 0.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Half the homes were built after 2001, newer housing than in 91% of places its size.
  • 23% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 82% of places its size. It is the highest of 52 Arkansas places.
  • The median home is worth 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 87% of places its size.
  • 84% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 81% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 80% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 96% of them.

01

Moving to Shannon Hills

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
5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
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
$41,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,033 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,277 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $170,900.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 22.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Eagleton Village, TN matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
11.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$57,343
18% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$62,954
11% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureShannon HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.3%9% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%19% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure11.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$62,95411% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$57,34318% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Shannon Hills17.4%
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
$41,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.4%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
37% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Shannon Hills, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Trinity, NC13.9% vs 17.4%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax paid (median)1
$779
76% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
49% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureShannon HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,03324% below
Rent to income117.4%15% below
Property tax rate10.5%49% below
Home price to income12.4x37% 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$77976% below
Median home value1$170,90046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.2%30% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure42.7%17% below
Homeownership184.2%27% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure37.1%27% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,27732% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120011% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
22.6%
82% above the median place
Income per person1
$32,294
19% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureShannon HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$71,31811% below
Income per person1$32,29419% below
Unemployment1County figure3.9%20% below
Average annual pay6County figure$48,56526% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure28,54981% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.8%18% below
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home122.6%82% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 7.4%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
7.4%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Bachelor's or higher1
19.8%
38% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
89.1%
3% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.4 −6%
Median age41.2 +6%
High school or higher91.0% −1%
No health insurance5.8% −9%
All 9 people measures
MeasureShannon HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,6416646th largest
Population change since 202077.4%above (median 1.1%)
Median age141.26% above
Bachelor's or higher119.8%38% below
High school or higher191.0%1% below
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad1County figure4.2%53% below
No health insurance15.8%9% below
Homes with broadband189.1%3% below
05

Life in Shannon Hills

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.6 −15%
Playgrounds per 10k21.6 2.3×
Grocery stores per 10k2.1 +1%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.1 −81%
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.

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.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.3
44% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
14.8
29% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
25.9
15% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureShannon HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure33267% above
Public school students13County figure20,022309% above
Students per teacher13County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.829% below
Shops per 10k9County figure25.915% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure18.49% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k108.615% below
Playgrounds per 10k1021.6129% above
Grocery stores per 10k102.11% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k102.181% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 313, 63% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
313
63% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
605
50% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Good air days16
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index16
55
28% above the median place
Annual precipitation14
55.1 in
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureShannon HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure92°F6% above
January average low14County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature14County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation14County figure55.1 in26% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure77.616% below
Hurricane risk15County figure56.121% below
Tornado risk15County figure89.19% above
Wildfire risk15County figure61.50% above
Heat wave risk15County figure92.43% above
Median air quality index16Metro figure5528% above
Good air days16Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

Shannon Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,530/mo (2024)$1,970/mo$1,620 to $2,400/mo+4.3%
Median household income$71,318 (2024)$88,500$75,000 to $105,000+3.7%
Median home value$170,900 (2024)$237,000$172,000 to $326,000+5.6%
Population4,829 (2025)5,0304,820 to 5,240+0.8%

The median home would be worth 2.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

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

09

Places like Shannon Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Eagleton Village, TN$1,124$71,875Compare
Machesney Park, IL$1,102$75,489Compare
Mooresville, IN$1,089$68,983Compare
Watertown, WI$1,052$70,107Compare
Watertown, WIMooresville, INMachesney Park, ILEagleton Village, TNShannon Hills, ARShannon HillsEagleton VillageMachesney ParkMooresvilleWatertownShannon HillsEagleton VillageMachesney ParkMooresvilleWatertown

Common questions

Is Shannon Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.1% a year while household income rose 0.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built after 2001, newer housing than in 91% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Shannon Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.4% 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 $170,900.

What salary do you need to live in Shannon Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Shannon Hills safe?

There were 313 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Shannon Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Eagleton Village, TN, Machesney Park, IL, Mooresville, IN and Watertown, WI.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Shannon Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Shannon Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/shannon-hills-arkansas

Citytistics. “Shannon Hills, Arkansas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/shannon-hills-arkansas/

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