City Salem is a city in Arkansas, in Fulton County.
The median owner-occupied home in Salem had a real-estate tax bill of $319 (± $72) a year, compared with $1,003 in Arkansas and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $88,200 (± $9,782), compared with $175,300 in Arkansas and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Salem | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,471 ± 348 | 3,032,651 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $319 ± $72 | $1,003 ± $13 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $88,200 ± $9,782 | $175,300 ± $1,508 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $35,679 ± $4,388 | $58,773 ± $503 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.36% ± 0.09 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 25% of the estimate | 0.57% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 54.8% ± 5.9 points | 66.1% ± 0.5 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 46.1% ± 9.6 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 18.8%, margin of error ± 15.0 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 Salem, 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.