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Conserved land0%1 of 8,522 acres
Trails3.9 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Clinton

City in Arkansas, United States
1879Established
2,509Population
13.1 sq miArea
564 ftElevation

Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county.

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Living in Clinton

Housing in Clinton

$178K▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Clinton home is worth about $178,000, up 2.4% in a year, 22% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Clinton

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Clinton's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Clinton 2
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Clinton 16.8
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Clinton

D−

Health Grade D−

Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Arkansas

1better than AR·17worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Ozark HealthClinton · 1.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Bmrhc - Clinton ClinicClinton · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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Schools in Clinton

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School Grade A

The public schools Clinton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#20Best public schoolsof 113 in AR
DistrictCLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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