Mountain PineAR
A town of 555. A typical home worth about $127K.
What makes Mountain Pine stand out
The 2 things Mountain Pine does most differently from other towns.
555 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Mountain Pine’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- Lawrence County vs Hamilton - Girls Junior Varsity Basketball 01/11/2027 | Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 26
- Columbia Chr. vs Mountain Pine - Girls Varsity Volleyball 10/08/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 21
- Sulligent vs Hamilton - Girls Varsity Basketball 11/17/2026 | Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 19
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mountain Pine. Another town gets a different order.
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
A typical Mountain Pine home is worth about $127K
The typical Mountain Pine home is worth about $127,000, down 1.5% in a year, 44% below the Arkansas typical home.
Typical home value
Mountain Pine’s public schools outperform 23% of Arkansas districts
The public schools Mountain Pine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Pine Elementary School | PK–6 | 320 | C |
| Mountain Pine High School | 7–12 | 285 | C− |
Most working residents commute out of Mountain Pine
Most working residents leave Mountain Pine for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Hot Springs (31%), Little Rock (13%) and Piney (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Mild winters, hot summers
Mountain Pine has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Mountain Pine is
Mountain Pine beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Mountain Pine | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.2% | 18.5% |
99% of working residents leave Mountain Pine for work
Where Mountain Pine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mountain Pine
City in Arkansas, United States
Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mountain Pine had a population of 585. It is located immediately southeast of Lake Ouachita below the Blakely Mountain Dam. The city consists of five defined neighborhoods: Pinewood (north), South Mountain Pine, a business district (including City Hall, a bank, a post office and a store), Cozy Acres (southwest) and the Mountain View/Timberland area. Mountain Pine was founded as a company town in the late 1920s by Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, which operated a vast lumber mill on the town's east side. The mill was closed in 2006 by then-own…
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- Population
- 585
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
- ZIP code
- 71956
- Area code
- 501