Welcome to Bentonville

As Chair of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce and on behalf of our Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Bentonville area and to Northwest Arkansas – an incredibly special place we live, work, play and love to call home.

We welcome you, and 30 new residents a day from across the country and around the world. That’s right, Northwest Arkansas adds 30 new residents a day! This is a place that offers affordable quality of life and an intentional approach to economic development, created by our community and inspired by the legacy of the region’s most well-known entrepreneurs. Sam Walton himself served as Chair of our Chamber Board of Directors in 1958.

The Greater Bentonville area is a place where you’ll find thoughtful growth, a knowledge-based economy, and a welcoming environment with an appreciation of new people and cultures, as well as new companies and organizations. This year, we celebrate Bentonville’s 150th Anniversary! We have a rich history, with a phenomenal story to tell, and we’re just getting started. Our dynamism creates an environment that embraces and appreciates who we are but challenges us to always improve and be better. The Chamber celebrates that spirit, charting the course to an ever-greater Bentonville through connection, accessibility, and collaborative leadership.

It was this same aspirational culture that brought me here. At a time when our business community was beginning to realize the need to have its own distinctive voice represented at our state and nation’s capitols, I was recruited as a U.S. Senate staffer to help better define and amplify that voice. On behalf of the Northwest Arkansas Council and the NWA Chambers, I developed a Government Affairs initiative and crafted the first Northwest Arkansas Legislative Agenda.

That effort helped promote a strong local economy, encompassing education and workforce training, economic development, infrastructure, healthcare, and other fundamental quality of life assets that make communities thrive. In a notable example of successful regional collaboration, the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce continues to advance those principles, alongside Northwest Arkansas’ other excellent Chambers.

My work rooted me in Northwest Arkansas, and I soon knew that I wanted to build a life here – one with a career focused on quality of life and economic development, moving our region and state forward for the people who matter the most, my family. Our children are growing

Inset, up in this fun, dynamic community with ease of access to the arts, culture, trails, and the great outdoors. And they are being educated by our nationally ranked Bentonville School District as it leads the state in learning through innovation, collaboration, and dedication.

More and more, I experience how happy other people are in making the decision to move and build their life here, too. I had the humbling honor of keynoting last year’s Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 Under 40 event, recognizing a class of 40 up-and-coming professionals younger than 40 years old. Of the honorees, only 13 of the 40 were native Arkansans. Their love, engagement, and commitment to our community – and to Arkansas – was impressive and inspiring. What a great reminder that Northwest Arkansas truly is the premier place to build not only a business, but a life.

We welcome and invite you to join us. The Greater Bentonville Chamber is your concierge connection to the community. We are a 1100-member strong organization that helps drive job creation, community experiences, and meaningful change to move Bentonville forward for all. Our professional staff will connect and position you and your business at the intersection of economy and community. Our services and programs convene, connect, and accelerate business. Programs and events like the Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit, BWC Assemble, WalStreet Speaker Series, Build Bentonville lunches, and entrepreneurial and startup resourcing, are all designed to connect and support you.

I hope to meet you at one of many programs the Chamber is offering in 2023!

Until then, I invite you to call or visit your Chamber team for even more ways to get engaged in the Greater Bentonville Area. It is a special place we live, work, play and love to call home.

On behalf of the Chamber, we look forward to connecting and serving you soon,

Martine Pollard

2023 Board Chair

Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce

Established: 1836

County: Benton

City Population: 56,734

County Population: 293,692

MSA Population: 560,709

Area Code: 479

Zip Codes: 72712, 72713, 72716

Elevation: 1,296 Feet

Land Area: 33.84 Square Miles

Median Household Income: $89,653

Median Home Value: $281,800

Median Gross Rent: $1,055

Cost of Living Index: 98.7

Median Age: 32.2

Lodging & Meeting Spaces: 197

Prepared Food/Beverage

Establishments: 311

Annual A&P Tax Collected from

Lodging/Meeting Spaces: $1.3 Million

Annual A&P Tax Collected from

Prepared Food/Beverage

Establishments: $2.2 Million

National Traffic at XNA Airport: 1.7 Million

Nonstop Flight Destinations from XNA: 22

Average Annual Rainfall: 48 Inches

Average Annual Snowfall: 9 Inches

Temperature: Average High 89.6 in August / Average Low 24.7 in January

Specialized Bike Rentals

City Population: 30,808

Median Household Income: $74,972

Median Home Value: $190,700

Median Gross Rent: $1,032

Median Age: 50.9

Zip Codes: 72714, 72715

City Population: 19,184

Median Household Income: $90,793

Median Home Value: $205,900

Median Gross Rent: $1,185

Median Age: 31.6 Zip Code: 72719

City Population: 7,140

Median Household Income: $88,942

Median Home Value: $162,300

Median Gross Rent: $1,331

Median Age: 33.7

Zip Code: 72751

Median Household Income: $69,201

Median Home Value: $244,900

Median Gross Rent: $1,163

Cost of Living Index: 100

Median Age: 38.8

Rental Packages Include:

Helmet: All bike rental customers will be required to have a helmet upon pickup. You can bring your own or we will provide you with one.

Flat Pedals: If you prefer a specific pedal you would like to use with your rental, bring it along with your specific shoes, and we will set up the bike accordingly. Otherwise, all bikes are equipped with flat pedals.

Fix-a-Flat Kit: Tube, co2 canister w/ co2head, tire lever.