What Are Arkansas Impact Fees?
Arkansas municipalities may adopt development impact fees under the state's impact fee enabling law (Ark. Code Ann. § 14-56-103), which requires fees to be based on a professionally prepared needs assessment and spent on the facilities they fund. Many communities also rely on water and sewer connection or capacity charges collected by local utilities.
Adoption is uneven: booming Northwest Arkansas and central Arkansas suburbs are more likely to charge formal fees than rural counties. Arkansas figures on impactfees.org are model estimates calibrated to state cost factors and community size — use them to compare sites, then verify with the city utility or planning department.
Arkansas figures are illustrative estimates from our statewide cost model — calibrated to local construction costs and community size — rather than verified fee schedules. Use them for early budgeting and site comparison, and see our methodology for how estimates are built.
Counties Covered
Our calculator covers all 75 Arkansas counties:
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Major Arkansas Markets
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Little Rock / Pulaski
Utility capacity charges anchor one-time costs in the capital metro.
Fayetteville & Rogers / Washington & Benton
Northwest Arkansas growth drives water, sewer, and park fee adoption.
Fort Smith / Sebastian
Connection charges and consent-decree sewer investment shape utility fees.
Conway / Faulkner
Fast suburban growth supports street and utility infrastructure charges.
Jonesboro / Craighead
Northeast Arkansas hub with utility-led connection and capacity fees.
How the Calculator Works
- Pick your development type — Single-family, multifamily, commercial, industrial, or office.
- Search or pin your site — Enter an address or drop a pin anywhere in Arkansas.
- We identify the jurisdiction — City, county, and state are resolved automatically.
- Get an instant breakdown — Water, sewer, road, park, school, and fire fees by category — verified where researched, clearly-labeled estimates where not.