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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.
Health in Rison
Health Grade D
Healthier than 6% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 44% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Schools in Rison
All Rison schools →School Grade A-
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 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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