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Map of Mountain View: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.2%12 of 4,651 acres
Trails0.3 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves34 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Mountain View

City in Arkansas, United States
2,877Population
7.2 sq miArea
761 ftElevation

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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ZIP code72560
Area code870
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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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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

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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