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Arkansas Freedom Map

Compare all 75 Arkansas counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

County profiles75
Regions9
Verified profiles0
Top score87

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Arkansas County: Freedom Score 70Ashley County: Freedom Score 73Baxter County: Freedom Score 57Benton County: Freedom Score 40Boone County: Freedom Score 61Bradley County: Freedom Score 70Calhoun County: Freedom Score 87Carroll County: Freedom Score 61Chicot County: Freedom Score 69Clark County: Freedom Score 72Clay County: Freedom Score 65Cleburne County: Freedom Score 66Cleveland County: Freedom Score 71Columbia County: Freedom Score 71Conway County: Freedom Score 65Craighead County: Freedom Score 57Crawford County: Freedom Score 57Crittenden County: Freedom Score 56Cross County: Freedom Score 60Dallas County: Freedom Score 85Desha County: Freedom Score 66Drew County: Freedom Score 72Faulkner County: Freedom Score 59Franklin County: Freedom Score 60Fulton County: Freedom Score 82Garland County: Freedom Score 58Grant County: Freedom Score 70Greene County: Freedom Score 57Hempstead County: Freedom Score 72Hot Spring County: Freedom Score 56Howard County: Freedom Score 63Independence County: Freedom Score 66Izard County: Freedom Score 83Jackson County: Freedom Score 65Jefferson County: Freedom Score 65Johnson County: Freedom Score 55Lafayette County: Freedom Score 64Lawrence County: Freedom Score 70Lee County: Freedom Score 71Lincoln County: Freedom Score 70Little River County: Freedom Score 71Logan County: Freedom Score 57Lonoke County: Freedom Score 62Madison County: Freedom Score 86Marion County: Freedom Score 69Miller County: Freedom Score 66Mississippi County: Freedom Score 57Monroe County: Freedom Score 72Montgomery County: Freedom Score 83Nevada County: Freedom Score 72Newton County: Freedom Score 82Ouachita County: Freedom Score 74Perry County: Freedom Score 62Phillips County: Freedom Score 68Pike County: Freedom Score 70Poinsett County: Freedom Score 61Polk County: Freedom Score 80Pope County: Freedom Score 56Prairie County: Freedom Score 65Pulaski County: Freedom Score 34Randolph County: Freedom Score 68Saline County: Freedom Score 58Scott County: Freedom Score 86Searcy County: Freedom Score 83Sebastian County: Freedom Score 52Sevier County: Freedom Score 61Sharp County: Freedom Score 82St. Francis County: Freedom Score 61Stone County: Freedom Score 81Union County: Freedom Score 68Van Buren County: Freedom Score 86Washington County: Freedom Score 45White County: Freedom Score 67Woodruff County: Freedom Score 78Yell County: Freedom Score 73
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Arkansas Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform

A sourced discovery dataset for Arkansas rural land, Ozark and timberland counties, homesteading, RV living, off-grid screening, and county-rule research, with county-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.

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Arkansas County Rankings

Highest Freedom ScoresBest for Tiny HomesBest for RV LivingBest for Off-Grid LivingCheapest LandBest Solar PotentialBest Public Land Access

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Arkansas Counties By Lifestyle Goal

Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

4/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Calhoun, Madison, Scott

RV

Best For RV Living Research

4/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Calhoun, Madison, Scott

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

5/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Calhoun, Madison, Scott

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

100/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Dallas, Ashley, Union

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.5M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: Scott, Montgomery, Yell

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

87

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Calhoun, Madison, Scott

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Arkansas Lifestyle Research Paths

Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.

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County Profiles

#1

Calhoun County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

87
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
99
Partially sourced#2

Madison County

Northwest Arkansas

86
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
88
Partially sourced#3

Scott County

Arkansas River Valley

86
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
92
Partially sourced#4

Van Buren County

Central Arkansas

86
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
97
Partially sourced#5

Dallas County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

85
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
100
Partially sourced#6

Izard County

Ozark Mountains

83
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#7

Montgomery County

Ouachita Mountains

83
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#8

Searcy County

Ozark Mountains

83
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
82
Partially sourced#9

Fulton County

Ozark Mountains

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
78
Partially sourced#10

Newton County

Ozark Mountains

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#11

Sharp County

Ozark Mountains

82
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#12

Stone County

Ozark Mountains

81
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
62
Partially sourced#13

Polk County

Ouachita Mountains

80
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
52
Partially sourced#14

Woodruff County

Delta and White River

78
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
82
Partially sourced#15

Ouachita County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
99
Partially sourced#16

Ashley County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

73
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
100
Partially sourced#17

Yell County

Arkansas River Valley

73
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
94
Partially sourced#18

Clark County

Ouachita Mountains

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
92
Partially sourced#19

Drew County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
94
Partially sourced#20

Hempstead County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
95
Partially sourced#21

Monroe County

Delta and White River

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
85
Partially sourced#22

Nevada County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#23

Cleveland County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
91
Partially sourced#24

Columbia County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
85
Partially sourced#25

Lee County

Delta and White River

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
77
Partially sourced#26

Little River County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
85
Partially sourced#27

Arkansas County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#28

Bradley County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
85
Partially sourced#29

Grant County

Arkansas

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#30

Lawrence County

Northeast Arkansas

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
73
Partially sourced#31

Lincoln County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
84
Partially sourced#32

Pike County

Ouachita Mountains

70
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
85
Partially sourced#33

Chicot County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
77
Partially sourced#34

Marion County

Ozark Mountains

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
71
Partially sourced#35

Phillips County

Delta and White River

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
86
Partially sourced#36

Randolph County

Northeast Arkansas

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
65
Partially sourced#37

Union County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
100
Partially sourced#38

White County

Delta and White River

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#39

Cleburne County

Delta and White River

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
78
Partially sourced#40

Desha County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
64
Partially sourced#41

Independence County

Delta and White River

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
82
Partially sourced#42

Miller County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#43

Clay County

Northeast Arkansas

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
44
Partially sourced#44

Conway County

Central Arkansas

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
77
Partially sourced#45

Jackson County

Delta and White River

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
49
Partially sourced#46

Jefferson County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#47

Prairie County

Delta and White River

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
55
Partially sourced#48

Lafayette County

South Arkansas and Timberlands

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
39
Partially sourced#49

Howard County

Ouachita Mountains

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
32
Partially sourced#50

Lonoke County

Delta and White River

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
57
Partially sourced#51

Perry County

Central Arkansas

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#52

Boone County

Ozark Mountains

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
46
Partially sourced#53

Carroll County

Northwest Arkansas

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
50
Partially sourced#54

Poinsett County

Northeast Arkansas

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#55

Sevier County

Ouachita Mountains

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#56

St. Francis County

Delta and White River

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
42
Partially sourced#57

Cross County

Northeast Arkansas

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#58

Franklin County

Arkansas River Valley

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#59

Faulkner County

Central Arkansas

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
56
Partially sourced#60

Garland County

Ouachita Mountains

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#61

Saline County

Central Arkansas

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
58
Partially sourced#62

Baxter County

Ozark Mountains

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#63

Craighead County

Northeast Arkansas

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#64

Crawford County

Arkansas River Valley

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#65

Greene County

Northeast Arkansas

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#66

Logan County

Arkansas River Valley

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#67

Mississippi County

Northeast Arkansas

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#68

Crittenden County

Northeast Arkansas

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#69

Hot Spring County

Ouachita Mountains

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#70

Pope County

Arkansas River Valley

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#71

Johnson County

Arkansas River Valley

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#72

Sebastian County

Arkansas River Valley

52
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#73

Washington County

Northwest Arkansas

45
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#74

Benton County

Northwest Arkansas

40
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#75

Pulaski County

Central Arkansas

34
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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