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What Is It Like to Live in Pine Bluff?

What it costs to live in Pine Bluff, and how it compares with other Arkansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

48

15th best value in Arkansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Arkansas cities.

Overall livability

24

24th overall in Arkansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Pine Bluff is home to about 41,964 people. A typical home runs $78,500 and a household earns around $36,900, a price-to-income ratio of 2.1. Among Arkansas's largest cities, it ranks 15th for value and 24th overall.

Pine Bluff at a glance

Median home price

$78,500

1st in AR of 28

Median rent

$764/mo

Median household income

$36,900

Home price to income

2.1x

Unemployment

11.5%

27th in AR of 28

School rating

1/10

27th in AR of 28

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AR of 28

Walk score

3/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Arkansas only. Updated 2026.