Bentonville, AR · Updated Oct 2026

What a Bentonville house pays

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Bentonville house

$10,663a year · $889 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $428,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Bentonville house at the typical market value ($428,500) pays about $10,700 a year: $4,710 property tax and charges, $1,790 water and sewer, $220 trash, $2,200 electricity and gas, $1,740 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 21, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Homeowners 65+ or disabled: freeze your assessed valueValue frozen
If you qualify for the homestead credit and are 65 or older or disabled, the taxable assessed value of your home can be frozen at its value at the next assessment date after you turn 65 or become disabled. Your tax can still change if millage rates change.
How: Apply for the freeze with the county assessor's office.
Water leak adjustment
If a leak on your side of the house meter makes use exceed your average by at least 20,000 gallons, the City may adjust the bill: the first 5,000 gallons above average are billed at the standard rate, the next 10,000 at 50%, and the rest at the City's cost of water plus 5%. You need a plumber's invoice, or your own letter with the dates and location of the leak and an invoice for parts. Adjustments are limited to repairs made in the prior six months.
How: Give the City a plumbing company's invoice, or your letter with the leak and repair dates and a parts invoice.
Large item pickup, one item a week
Republic Services offers residential customers a large item pickup service, one item per week, such as couches, lamps, rugs and mattresses. Each item needs its own request, received by Friday at noon for next-week service.
How: Email Bulk401@RepublicServices.com.
Extra recycling carts cost nothing
Additional residential recycling carts are $0.00 a month on the city rate sheet.
How: Call Utility Billing at 479-271-3100, option 2.
Drop off yard waste at the city compost facility
Grass clippings and other yard waste can't go in the trash cart. The City's composting facility at 2000 Northwest A Street takes yard waste from all residents; a weekly yard waste cart from Republic Services is $156.71 a year for the 2027 season.
How: Take yard waste to the composting facility at 2000 Northwest A Street.
Even out bills with Average Billing
After twelve bills, you can sign up for the City's Average Billing Program, which recalculates your average each month, so there is no annual settle-up.
How: Email the authorization form to egovutility@bentonvillear.com or drop it off at 1000 SW 14th St.
Help paying the utility bill
The City lists agencies and churches that provide utility assistance, including Arkansas 211, Arkansas LIHWAP, Helping Hands and the Salvation Army. Each may have its own eligibility rules, such as income or household size.
How: See the City's Utility Assistance page for phone numbers and websites.

Money dates

May 31Last day to list property for assessment without a penalty.
Oct 15Statewide property tax deadline.
Oct 15Deadline to register for the homestead tax credit with the county assessor: on or before October 15 of the year after the assessment.
Due date on each billCity utility bills not received by the due date printed on the bill get a late payment charge. The due date is at least 21 days after the bill date.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Bentonville Water Utilities; City of Bentonville inside-city residential water, effective with usage on or after October 1, 2026: $15.42 monthly facility charge for a 3/4" or 5/8" meter, a $0.40 monthly Safe Water Fee, and $8.05 per 1,000 gallons up to 4,000 gallons, $8.75 from 4,000 to 10,000 and $11.75 over 10,000.
Property tax: 1.24% of value; 2025 tax year, payable Oct. 15, 2026 (Benton County)
Garbage: Republic Services; Trash and recycling, billed on the City of Bentonville utility bill
Sewer: City of Bentonville; The City provides sewer service to most addresses in the city
Electricity: City of Bentonville Electric Utilities; Provided by the City of Bentonville; a 5% franchise fee is a separate line item on the bill
Gas: Black Hills Energy Arkansas; Natural gas; Bentonville franchise tax 4%

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Your water

Source: Bentonville buys its water from Beaver Water District, which obtains and disinfects it from Beaver Lake.
Lead: In 2023 tap sampling, the 90th-percentile lead result was under 0.001 ppm (action level 0.015 ppm), with 0 of 30 sites over the action level.
Fluoride: Beaver Water District's 2024 fluoride average was 0.74 ppm (range 0.70 to 0.85; the limit is 4 ppm).

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Arkansas assesses a home at 20% of market value and applies the total millage. For the 2025 taxes due Oct. 15, 2026, a home inside Bentonville in the Bentonville School District carries 62 mills: Bentonville School District 46.8, City of Bentonville 5.5 and Benton County 9.7, which includes 2.6 mills for NorthWest Arkansas Community College (only the Bentonville and Rogers school districts pay it), so we show the county as 7.1. The state report lists no separate library millage for Bentonville. On market value that is 1.24%, about $5,313 on the $428,500 Census median before the homestead credit. Parts of Bentonville in the Rogers School District pay 56.62 mills.
Homestead credit: Arkansas's homestead property tax credit takes up to $600 off the tax bill of an owner-occupied home (Act 330 of 2025, for assessment years from 2025); we subtract $600 from the tax. Lawmakers voted in April 2026 to raise it to $675 for later years; that is not included.
Water and sewer: City of Bentonville inside-city residential rates. Water (usage from Oct. 1, 2026): $15.42 facility charge plus the $0.40 Safe Water Fee, then $8.05, $8.75 and $11.75 per 1,000 gallons in the 0-4,000, 4,000-10,000 and over-10,000 gallon blocks. Sewer (bills from Jan. 1, 2026): $15.81 plus $9.07 per 1,000 gallons of water used. Homes outside city limits pay higher rates; those are not shown.
Garbage: the City's residential trash and recycling rate from Oct. 1, 2026, $18.31 a month for weekly service by Republic Services, billed on the city utility bill. The optional yard waste cart ($156.71 a year) is not included.
Electricity: City of Bentonville residential rate for bills from Jan. 1, 2026. Winter (November-April bills) is 9.002 cents and summer (May-October bills) 10.717 cents per kWh, so we use the 12-month average, 9.8595 cents, plus the $17.20 facilities charge, and multiply both by 1.05 for the 5% franchise fee shown as a separate line on the bill. The monthly Power Cost Adjustment (a pass-through of SWEPCO power cost changes) is not published as a current figure and is not included; EIA reports the City of Bentonville's 2024 residential average at 11.65 cents per kWh. Typical use is the City of Bentonville's 2024 residential average, 954 kWh a month (EIA).
Gas: Black Hills Energy Arkansas October 2026 residential rates, $15.51 a month plus $1.2078 per Ccf in delivery, cost of gas and riders (1.1647 per therm), both multiplied by 1.04 for Bentonville's 4% franchise tax listed in Black Hills' tariff; the winter weather normalization adjustment is not included. Typical use is Arkansas's 2024 average, 41.9 therms a month (EIA). Insurance is Arkansas's 2022 statewide average premium; sales tax on utility bills is not included.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Bentonville compares

A typical Bentonville house against the 9 Arkansas cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Bentonville	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.24%	1.15%	higher than 7 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover
Water	$863	$545	higher than 6 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$922	$816	higher than 6 of the other 7 Arkansas cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,204	$2,351	lower than 5 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,740	$1,740	in the middle of 8 other Arkansas cities we cover
Total	$10,663	$8,135	higher than 8 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Bentonville's property tax rate is 1.24%, higher than 7 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Bentonville is 1.24%, higher than 7 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $863 a year at typical use, higher than 6 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $863 a year at typical use, higher than 6 of the other 8 Arkansas cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $922 a year, higher than 6 of the other 7 Arkansas cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $922 a year, higher than 6 of the other 7 Arkansas cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

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Common questions about Bentonville house costs

What is the property tax rate in Bentonville?

About 1.24% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, payable Oct. 15, 2026 (Benton County)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Bentonville?

About $5,600 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Bentonville?

About $149 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Bentonville Water Utilities.

How much does trash pickup cost in Bentonville?

$18 a month for a house.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Bentonville?

Yes. Homeowners 65+ or disabled: freeze your assessed value: If you qualify for the homestead credit and are 65 or older or disabled, the taxable assessed value of your home can be frozen at its value at the next assessment date after you turn 65 or become disabled. Your tax can still change if millage rates change.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Bentonville?

Help paying the utility bill: The City lists agencies and churches that provide utility assistance, including Arkansas 211, Arkansas LIHWAP, Helping Hands and the Salvation Army. Each may have its own eligibility rules, such as income or household size. See the City's Utility Assistance page for phone numbers and websites.

How much does a house in Bentonville cost to run each year?

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