Water hardness in Arkansas

Typical Arkansas tap water
39mg/L
2.3gpg
Soft

Population-weighted middle value across 54 Arkansas cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
4%
Hardest
Forrest City 310
Softest
Magnolia 8

We have hardness numbers for 46 Arkansas cities; 2 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every Arkansas city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Little Rock: 38 mg/LFayetteville: 77 mg/LFort Smith: 35 mg/LSpringdale: 77 mg/LJonesboro: 60 mg/LRogers: 67 mg/LConway: 24 mg/LNorth Little Rock: 39 mg/LBentonville: 55 mg/LBenton: 47 mg/LHot Springs: 29 mg/LBella Vista: 107 mg/LSherwood: 38 mg/LParagould: 12 mg/LJacksonville: 38 mg/LCabot: 28 mg/LCenterton: 55 mg/LVan Buren: 35 mg/LSearcy: 29 mg/LBryant: 49 mg/LSiloam Springs: 113 mg/LMaumelle: 38 mg/LHot Springs Village: 36 mg/LHarrison: 157 mg/LMountain Home: 162 mg/LForrest City: 310 mg/LLowell: 62 mg/LBatesville: 135 mg/LMalvern: 24 mg/LMagnolia: 8 mg/LFarmington: 77 mg/LCamden: 34 mg/LArkadelphia: 21 mg/LGreenwood: 52 mg/LClarksville: 31 mg/LPrairie Grove: 68 mg/LHope: 11 mg/LStuttgart: 92 mg/LHeber Springs: 17 mg/LWard: 12 mg/LMorrilton: 11 mg/LCave Springs: 62 mg/LEast End: 29 mg/LAlma: 15 mg/LBerryville: 65 mg/LMena: 8 mg/LLittle RockFayettevilleSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Little Rock: 38 mg/LFayetteville: 77 mg/LFort Smith: 35 mg/LSpringdale: 77 mg/LJonesboro: 60 mg/LRogers: 67 mg/LConway: 24 mg/LNorth Little Rock: 39 mg/LBentonville: 55 mg/LBenton: 47 mg/LHot Springs: 29 mg/LBella Vista: 107 mg/LSherwood: 38 mg/LParagould: 12 mg/LJacksonville: 38 mg/LCabot: 28 mg/LCenterton: 55 mg/LVan Buren: 35 mg/LSearcy: 29 mg/LBryant: 49 mg/LSiloam Springs: 113 mg/LMaumelle: 38 mg/LHot Springs Village: 36 mg/LHarrison: 157 mg/LMountain Home: 162 mg/LForrest City: 310 mg/LLowell: 62 mg/LBatesville: 135 mg/LMalvern: 24 mg/LMagnolia: 8 mg/LFarmington: 77 mg/LCamden: 34 mg/LArkadelphia: 21 mg/LGreenwood: 52 mg/LClarksville: 31 mg/LPrairie Grove: 68 mg/LHope: 11 mg/LStuttgart: 92 mg/LHeber Springs: 17 mg/LWard: 12 mg/LMorrilton: 11 mg/LCave Springs: 62 mg/LEast End: 29 mg/LAlma: 15 mg/LBerryville: 65 mg/LMena: 8 mg/LLittle Rock

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

31Soft
11Moderately hard
3Hard
1Very hard

Hardest water in Arkansas

  1. Forrest City310
  2. Mountain Home162
  3. Harrison157
  4. Batesville135
  5. Siloam Springs113
  6. Bella Vista107
  7. Stuttgart92
  8. Fayetteville77

Softest water in Arkansas

  1. Mena8
  2. Magnolia8
  3. Morrilton11
  4. Hope11
  5. Ward12
  6. Paragould12
  7. Alma15
  8. Heber Springs17

All cities in Arkansas

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Little Rock382.2SoftUtility report0
Fayetteville774.5Moderately hardUtility report0
Fort Smith352.1SoftCalculated from utility data1
Springdale774.5Moderately hardUtility report0
Jonesboro603.5SoftCalculated from utility data0
Rogers673.9Moderately hardUtility report0
Conway241.4SoftCalculated from utility data0
North Little Rock392.3SoftUtility report0
Bentonville553.2SoftUtility report0
Benton472.8SoftUtility report0
Hot Springs291.7SoftCalculated from utility data1
Bella Vista1076.3Moderately hardCounty estimate–
Sherwood382.2SoftUtility report0
Paragould120.7SoftCalculated from utility data0
Jacksonville382.2SoftUtility report0
Cabot281.6SoftCalculated from utility data–
Centerton553.2SoftUtility report0
Van Buren352.1SoftCalculated from utility data–
Searcy291.7SoftCalculated from utility data–
Bryant492.9SoftCounty estimate–
Siloam Springs1136.6Moderately hardCalculated from utility data–
Maumelle382.2SoftUtility report0
Hot Springs Village362.1SoftCalculated from utility data1
Harrison1579.2HardCalculated from utility data–
Mountain Home1629.5HardCalculated from utility data–
Forrest City31018.1Very hardCalculated from utility data–
Lowell623.6Moderately hardUtility report0
Batesville1357.9HardCalculated from utility data0
Malvern241.4SoftCalculated from utility data–
Magnolia80.4SoftCalculated from utility data–
Farmington774.5Moderately hardUtility report0
Camden342.0SoftCalculated from utility data–
Arkadelphia211.2SoftCalculated from utility data–
Greenwood523.0SoftCalculated from utility data–
Clarksville311.8SoftCalculated from utility data–
Prairie Grove684.0Moderately hardCalculated from utility data–
Hope110.6SoftCalculated from utility data–
Stuttgart925.4Moderately hardCalculated from utility data–
Heber Springs171.0SoftCalculated from utility data0
Ward120.7SoftCalculated from utility data–
Morrilton110.7SoftCalculated from utility data–
Cave Springs623.6Moderately hardUtility report0
East End291.7SoftCalculated from utility data0
Alma150.9SoftCalculated from utility data–
Berryville653.8Moderately hardCalculated from utility data–
Mena80.5SoftCalculated from utility data1

Questions

Is Arkansas water hard?

The typical Arkansas resident gets about 39 mg/L (2.3 gpg), which is soft. About 4% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in Arkansas has the hardest water?

Among 46 cities with pages here, Forrest City is highest at 310 mg/L.

Which city in Arkansas has the softest water?

Magnolia, at 8 mg/L.

Other states

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.