Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mulberry’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 15 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score higher on cost of living. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 5 have a higher July high than Mulberry. 11% of the land in Mulberry is conserved, above both Arkansas’ towns (0.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 9 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score higher on the outdoors. Mulberry has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mulberry Home Economics Building and Bryant-Lasater House. Mulberry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mulberry beats most towns.
Mulberry Home Economics BuildingEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Mulberry is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 321 in 1890, 1,543 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mulberry, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Mulberry.
45% of adults have high blood pressure in Mulberry, above both the Arkansas town median (41%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 18% of Mulberry adults report frequent physical distress. Mulberry beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Mulberry | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Mulberry | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.9% | 18.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mulberry Pleasant View Bi County School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 185 | C− |
| Mulberry High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 130 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Mulberry has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 28° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Mulberry home is worth about $182,000, up 6.9% in a year, 19% below the Arkansas typical home. Mulberry’s median rent is $730 a month.
| Mulberry | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $730 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 60% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mulberry for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Mulberry has added 144 jobs, to 486 in 2023. The average trip to work in Mulberry is 26 minutes.
| Mulberry | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 18% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Vine Prairie Park, at 27 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mulberry City Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Vine Prairie Park | — | 27 |
| 3. Kirksey Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mulberry; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mulberry residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
2 places in Mulberry on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Mulberry is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mulberry had a population of 1,543.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
