Mountain PineAR
A town of 586, settled in 1927.
Is Mountain Pine a good place to live?
Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Mountain Pine. Mountain Pine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
586 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Hot Springs National Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mountain Pine. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National ParkHot Springs National Park2.5M visitors a year9 mi Theme parkMagic Springs and Crystal Falls
12 mi GardenGarvan Woodland Gardens7 mi Zoo & aquariumArkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo5 mi MuseumMid-America Science MuseumPhoto credits
Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Garvan Woodland Gardens: Nngowen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Mountain Pine: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mountain Pine, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mountain Pine.
Homes in Mountain Pine are worth about $118K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Mountain Pine home is worth about $118,000, down 1.4% in a year, 47% below the Arkansas typical home. At $624 a month, Mountain Pine’s median rent is below both the Arkansas town median ($878 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Mountain Pine | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $624 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 60% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Mountain Pine’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Mountain Pine School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Pine Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 320 | C |
| Mountain Pine High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 285 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Mountain Pine stands out in Arkansas and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
At 89 of 100, Mountain Pine’s FEMA risk score is where Arkansas’ towns sit at 66 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 2015, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mountain Pine.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Mountain Pine’s working residents commute to Hot Springs
Most working residents leave Mountain Pine for work: only 1% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Mountain Pine. Since 2013, Mountain Pine has added 103 jobs, to 115 in 2023.
| Mountain Pine | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Mountain Pine
Mountain Pine has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Mountain Pine is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mountain Pine is
Mountain Pine beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 46% of Mountain Pine adults have high blood pressure.
| Mountain Pine | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mountain Pine | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.2% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mountain Pine
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mountain Pine
About 1 of every 100 Mountain Pine residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
99% of working residents leave Mountain Pine for work
Where Mountain Pine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mountain Pine
City in Arkansas, United States
Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mountain Pine had a population of 585. It is located immediately southeast of Lake Ouachita below the Blakely Mountain Dam. The city consists of five defined neighborhoods: Pinewood (north), South Mountain Pine, a business district (including City Hall, a bank, a post office and a store), Cozy Acres (southwest) and the Mountain View/Timberland area. Mountain Pine was founded as a company town in the late 1920s by Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, which operated a vast lumber mill on the town's east side. The mill was closed in 2006 by then-own…
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
- ZIP code
- 71956
- Area code
- 501
Questions about Mountain Pine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mountain Pine, AR a good place to live?
Mountain Pine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.