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Buying a home in Helena-West Helena, AR

9 statewide.

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What’s local to Helena-West Helena

No program run for Helena-West Helena or for Phillips County alone is listed. A home in Helena-West Helena can use the Arkansas statewide and federal programs below.

The closest city that runs its own program is Pine Bluff, about 83 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

The Helena-West Helena market

Kinds of homes here

  • 70.8% single-family
  • 0.5% townhouse
  • 18.5% 2–4 units
  • 9.3% 5+ units
  • 0.9% mobile & other

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

74.5%

of Helena-West Helena homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$55,800
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$36,019
Helena-West Helena median household income

See the published limits for Phillips County

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1 HUD-approved counseling agency within 15 miles

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Across Arkansas and nationwide

71 statewide & federal programs

Helena-West Helena questions

Does Helena-West Helena have its own down payment program?

No program run for Helena-West Helena alone is listed. A home in Helena-West Helena can use the 9 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Helena-West Helena?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Phillips County?

Each program sets its own. 11 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Phillips County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Helena-West Helena?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 1 agency is within 15 miles of Helena-West Helena. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

Sources: agency sites (June–September 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.