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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in West Helena, AR

9 statewide.

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What’s local to West Helena

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

The closest city that runs its own program is Pine Bluff, about 81 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Income limits in Phillips County

How programs here set their income limits

$55,800
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

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

West Helena questions

Does West Helena have its own down payment program?

No program run for West Helena alone is listed. A home in 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 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 West Helena?

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

ZIP codes

72390

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