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City in Arkansas, United StatesRison, 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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Housing in Rison
The typical Rison home is worth about $174,000, up 2.4% in a year, 24% below the Arkansas typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
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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.
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