The Arkansas Land Agent: Northwest Arkansas land news, sales and development
Centerton Sewer Plans: What a $100 Million Floor Means for Land
Four options, two priced. Until the city picks one, sewer capacity caps how many homes Centerton can connect.
Sewer options studied: about $100 million to more than $200 million
Water: mandatory conservation order issued Aug. 14; supplier asked Aug. 18 that it continue
Recent
I-42 Is Open in Arkansas: Eleven Miles, $400 Million, Two More Phases to Watch
Centerton Grew 66% in Six Years. Sewer Is the Only Item Without a Date.
Texarkana Opens the Door to Millwood Lake Water for Texas. Nothing Is Approved Yet.
By the numbers
Centerton population estimate, 2026 State of the City
ARDOT investment in the I-42 bypass phase and XNA connector, opened Sept. 4, 2026
Lowest-priced Centerton sewer option, present worth
Average price per acre, Benton and Washington county transitional land, 2025 (Saunders)
Lots in three Calara projects in Benton County (computed from the report)
21 acres on I-49 in Rogers, sold July 2026
From the field
Issue 3 Explained: What Economic Development Districts Would Do to Property Taxes
Arkansas voters decide Nov. 3. The amendment creates no district itself, and the tax effect depends on laws not yet written.
Calara Is Lining Up 1,182 Lots in Benton County. The Rogers Lots Wait on Sewer.
An estimated $565 million across three projects. The big Bentonville contract could close between Oct. 29 and Nov. 13 (computed).
Land in Benton and Washington Counties Sold 11 Times Apart Per Acre in 2026
Seven sales run from $50,530 to $577,136 an acre. Tract size and buyer type line up with the price.
Sewer Is the Constraint on Northwest Arkansas Land. Three Sources Name It, and None Prices It.
A land report, a Saunders land advisor and a developer name the same constraint. None puts a dollar figure on it.
Walmart Paid $10.05 Million for Two Pastures in 2026. The Record Is Silent on the Plan.
A 16.17-acre parcel in Cave Springs at $299,959 an acre and a 9.01-acre parcel in Fayetteville at $577,136 an acre.
Two Benton County Farms Sold 9.5 Times Apart Per Acre. The Chicken Houses Explain It.
A 375.95-acre family farm sold for $9,257 an acre. A 60.2-acre broiler farm sold for $88,039 an acre.
21 Acres on I-49 in Rogers Sold for $7 Million. Here Is the Paper Trail.
The buyer already owned the neighboring tract. The seller was a Delaware LLC. The lender was in Tulsa.