Harrison, AR: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Harrison is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is named after Marcus LaRue Harrison, a surveyor who laid out the city along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. As of the 2020 census, Harrison had a population of 13,069. It is the 30th largest city in Arkansas, based on official 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Harrison is the principal city of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boone and Newton counties. The community has a history of racism; there were two race riots in the early 20th century and an influx of white supremacist organizations during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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How Harrison ranks

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#2Highest graduation rate in AR #5Most walkable in AR #7Best schools in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72601, 72602

Area code870

Living in Harrison

Housing in Harrison

$239K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Harrison home is worth about $239,000, up 3.3% in a year, 5% above the Arkansas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market18

Sale-to-list95.7%

Sold in May24

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Safety in Harrison

C

Safety Grade C

Harrison reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 53% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Harrison 2.7

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Harrison 13.2

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Harrison

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A⁺

School Grade A+

The public schools Harrison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#7Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictHARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools7

Skyline Heights Elementary School AElementary · Grades 1–4 · 479 students Forest Heights Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades 1–4 · 375 students Harrison KindergartenElementary · Grades K · 177 students Arkansas Childrens UniversityElementary · Grades PK–4 · 30 students Harrison Middle School AMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 865 students Harrison High School A-High · Grades 9–12 · 843 students

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.