Metropolitan market · Arkansas · September 2026 data

What is the Pine Bluff, AR real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Pine Bluff, AR asks $143,700, up 6.4% year over year. Homes spend a median of 76 days on market, with 277 active listings and 20% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 19% of active listings, and inventory sits at 126% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$143,700
▲ 6.4% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$88
1,690 sq ft median
Median days on market
76
September 2026
Active listings
277
For sale now
New listings
56
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
20%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
126%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
19%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$140,000
▲ 2.9% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
95.5%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
47
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Pine Bluff, AR housing market doing right now?

The Pine Bluff, AR housing market lists at a $143,700 median as of September 2026, up 6.4% year over year, with a 76-day median market time and 277 homes for sale (20% with a price cut). Active inventory is 126% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Pine Bluff housing market statistics

The table summarizes Pine Bluff's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Pine Bluff.

Pine Bluff, AR housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$143,700+6.4% YoY
Median price per sq ft$881,690 sq ft median
Median days on market76+7% YoY
Active listings277+16% YoY
New listings this month56September 2026
Listings with a price cut20%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$140,000+2.9% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio95.5%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio18.9%53 pending
Inventory vs 2019126%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Pine Bluff?

Pine Bluff home prices are up 6.4% year over year and -0.9% month over month as of September 2026, at a $143,700 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$147K$143K$138K$134K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Pine Bluff AR · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$147K$128K$109K$90K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Pine Bluff AR · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Pine Bluff?

Pine Bluff has 277 active listings, 56 new this month, 53 pending as of September 2026. About 20% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 126% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
277
New this month
56
Pending
53
Price-reduced
54

Is Pine Bluff a good real estate investment?

Pine Bluff scores 58/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #285 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
58/100
#285 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
0.0%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
49
Value
96
Rental yield
98
Supply risk
79
Market heat
16

Pine Bluff scores 58/100 on our composite Investor Score (#285 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 126% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 6.4% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Pine Bluff ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Pine Bluff?

A home at Pine Bluff's $143,700 median listing runs about $787 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$710/mo
−$76/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$787/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$866/mo
+$80/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $143,700 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Pine Bluff?

To buy Pine Bluff’s $143,700 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $37,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($861/mo) at 28% of income. The area’s median household income is $48,727, so the median listing is within reach of a typical Pine Bluff household on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Pine Bluff, AR — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$143,700September 2026
Down payment (20%)$28,740Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$787/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.62% effective rate)$74/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$37,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$48,727Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Pine Bluff housing market?

Longer-run demand in Pine Bluff shows up in 60 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -391 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
60
▼ 3.2% vs 2024
0.8 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-391
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$17.4M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Pine Bluff housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Pine Bluff?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Pine Bluff, AR is $143,700, up 6.4% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Pine Bluff, AR metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Pine Bluff?
The median home listed in Pine Bluff asks $143,700 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $787 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Pine Bluff?
The median property in Pine Bluff spends 76 days on the market, with 277 homes actively listed and 20% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Pine Bluff?
With a median 76 days on market and 20% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 19% of active listings, Pine Bluff reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Pine Bluff a good place to invest in real estate?
Pine Bluff scores 58/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #285 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Pine Bluff?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Pine Bluff and the wider Arkansas market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Pine Bluff, AR metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.