Pine Bluff, AR: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Pine Bluff is a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. The population was 41,253 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Arkansas. Pine Bluff is situated in the southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west. Its topography is flat with wide expanses of farmland, similar to other places in the Delta Lowlands. Pine Bluff has numerous creeks, streams, and bayous, including Bayou Bartholomew, the longest bayou in the world and the second most ecologically diverse stream in the United States. Large bodies of water include Lake Pine Bluff, Lake Langhofer (Slack Water Harbor), and the Arkansa…

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How Pine Bluff ranks

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#10Most affordable in AR #11Most walkable in AR #15Most conserved land in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code71601, 71603, 71611

Area code870

Living in Pine Bluff

Housing in Pine Bluff

$73K▼ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pine Bluff home is worth about $73,000, down 2% in a year, 68% below the Arkansas typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market109

Sale-to-list96.1%

Sold in May22

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Safety in Pine Bluff

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Safety Grade D-

Pine Bluff reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pine Bluff 13.9

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pine Bluff 36.3

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Pine Bluff

Compared with Arkansas

4better than AR·17worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 6▼ 4 close Habits 1▲ 3▼ 0 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.8%Fewer adults who have had cancerAR 8.2% · better 11.3%Fewer binge drinkersAR 14.6% · better 21.4%More adults facing a utility shut-offAR 10.4% · worse

Care nearby

Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff · 1.6 mi · ER

Jefferson Comprehensive Care SystemPine Bluff · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Pine Bluff

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School Grade D-

The public schools Pine Bluff’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 97% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictPINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools16

Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St. Pine Bluff AElementary · Grades K–5 · 469 students Coleman Elementary School DElementary · Grades 2–5 · 426 students Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 399 students Matthews Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 367 students Southwood Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 345 students Broadmoor Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 283 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.