A town of 1,019, settled in 1883. A regional job hub with 524 jobs.
The 3 things Rison does most differently from other towns.
2005 · Cleveland County Arkansas Courthouse1,344 people in 2010; 1,019 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Rison. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Rison for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Pine Bluff (25%), Little Rock (6%) and Fordyce (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Rison beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Rison | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 76.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27% | 18.6% |
The public schools Rison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rison Elementary School | PK–6 | 427 | B |
| Rison High School | 7–12 | 314 | B− |
The typical Rison home is worth about $174,000, up 2.4% in a year, 24% below the Arkansas typical home.
Rison has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
7 places in Rison on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Rison.
City in Arkansas, United States
Rison, officially the City of Rison, is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rison had a population of 967. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area. Rison is a bedroom community for people who work in Pine Bluff (in neighboring Jefferson County). The largest employers are the city and county governments, the Cleveland County School District, the Cleveland County Nursing Home. There are two banks, eight churches, and about forty-five businesses within the city limits. Among the local properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Rison Cities Service Station and the Rison Tex…
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