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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Salem, AR

9 statewide.

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What’s local to Salem

No program run for Salem or for Saline County alone is listed. A home in Salem can use the Arkansas statewide and federal programs below.

The closest city that runs its own program is Little Rock, about 17 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Income limits in Saline County

How programs here set their income limits

$93,700
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Saline County

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3 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

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Across Arkansas and nationwide

71 statewide & federal programs

Salem questions

Does Salem have its own down payment program?

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

Can I use assistance on a condo in Salem?

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 Saline County?

Each program sets its own. 11 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Saline 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 Salem?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 3 agencies are within 15 miles of Salem. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

72576

Sources: agency sites (June–September 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.