Cost of living in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $855 a month.
Pine Bluff is a city in Arkansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $42,718 a year.
- People
- 39,743
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $855
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $42,718
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $89,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $955
- Jefferson County, AR
Pine Bluff, Arkansas has about 39,743 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $89,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $955 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pine Bluff. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Arkansas's prices sit at 86.9 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Arkansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Pine Bluff's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Arkansas home paid 14.33¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Pine Bluff's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Arkansas in the table we use.
Among 199 places we list in Arkansas with a rent figure, 82 have higher typical rent than Pine Bluff.
Nearby places
- White Hall
Typical rent $985
Compare with Pine Bluff - Redfield
Typical rent $1,174
Compare with Pine Bluff - Star City
Typical rent $737
Compare with Pine Bluff - England
Typical rent $760
Compare with Pine Bluff - Sheridan
Typical rent $780
Compare with Pine Bluff - East End
Typical rent $1,071
Compare with Pine Bluff - Wrightsville
- Landmark
Typical rent $778
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Arkansas
Bigger places in Arkansas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.