Pine Bluff, AR — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Jefferson County · Pine Bluff · population 38,785

AffordabilityShrinking
Pine Bluff, AR
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42
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Pine Bluff stands

Population shrinking 1.5% per year.

Median home $76,187
1-year -2.2%
5-yr CAGR +1.7%
vs 5-yr peak -7.7%
Population -1.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-06$76k$48k$61k$73k$86k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
60/100
Workable for remote workers
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.8
Buy

At a 8.8 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Pine Bluff on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 8.8 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
39 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
45 · w22%
Distance from peak
52 · w18%
Population growth
22 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
53 · w10%
Long thesis

Pine Bluff has held up across the cycle: home values at $76,187 with +1.7% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Pine Bluff's population is shrinking 1.5% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — if people are leaving, the buyer pool is shrinking faster than the inventory. That eventually shows up in price.

About Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff is a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, with an estimated population of 38,785. The population has contracted 1.5% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Pine Bluff is $76,187 as of 2026-04, down 2.2% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +1.7% annual growth (-7.7% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Pine Bluff average $725 per month. The composite momentum score is 42 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

●Cheap entry point: $76,187 median home is well below the US median of $355k — room to grow without overpaying.
○The data is the data: Pine Bluff has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Net out-migration: population shrinking 1.5% per year — services, schools, and tax base will follow.
●Cooling: -2.2% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.

About Pine Bluff (Wikipedia)

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.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Jefferson County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Jefferson County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Pine Bluff

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
49° / 30°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
92° / 70°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
217
~59% of year
Annual precip
50″ rain
5″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
High

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Pine Bluff area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
70%
Humid climate
Median household income
$55,400
Arkansas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Retail (Walmart HQ)ManufacturingHealthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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