Mission, TX vs Pine Bluff, AR

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Mission

79.4

#127 nationally

Pine Bluff

77.3

#259 nationally

Mission leads in crime level (5.2 vs 43.3). Mission leads in median household income ($56,421 vs $39,411). Pine Bluff leads in average commute (17.7 min vs 20.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mission, TX	Pine Bluff, AR
WhereAtHome Score	79.4 (#127)	77.3 (#259)
Population	87,292	39,123
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$218,831	$73,267
Median Household Income	$56,421	$39,411
Average Commute	20.6 min	17.7 min
Walk Score	30	26
Crime Level	5.2	43.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	91	82
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+2.9	D+20.1