Mountain View, AR: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas, United States, located in the Ozarks. As of the 2020 census, Mountain View had a population of 2,877. The city's economy is largely based on tourism related to its title as the "Folk Music Capital of the World". The city is also known for outdoors recreation opportunities including Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White River and the Ozark National Forest.

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How Mountain View ranks

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#1Cheapest rent in AR #24Shortest commute in AR #27Most remote workers in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72560

Area code870

Living in Mountain View

Housing in Mountain View

$208K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mountain View home is worth about $208,000, up 4.1% in a year, 8% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Mountain View

C

Safety Grade C

Mountain View reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 47% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mountain View 3

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mountain View 11.8

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Mountain View

D

Health Grade D

Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 70% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Arkansas

2better than AR·14worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 1▲ 2▼ 1 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11.9%Fewer binge drinkersAR 14.6% · better 83.6%More adults treating high blood pressureAR 76.9% · better 13.7%More adults with COPDAR 8.6% · worse

Care nearby

Stone County Medical CenterMountain View · 1.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Boston Mountain Rural Health Center Inc. - Mountain ViewMountain View · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Mountain View

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Mountain View’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#54Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictMOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools3

Mountain View Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 497 students Mountain View Middle School BMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 335 students Mountain View High School B-High · Grades 9–12 · 337 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.