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About Bella Vista
City in Arkansas, United StatesBella Vista is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 30,102 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 33,274 in 2024. The community has taken advantage of the natural setting within the Springfield Plateau of the Ozark Mountains since first established in 1917 as a summer resort destination. The oak/hickory forests, valleys, creeks, and steep rises that characterize the city's topography have slowly given way to a series of reservoirs, golf courses, and other amenities. A largely residential city, early settlement was predominantly summer cabins, later giving way to single-family housing of a retirement community developed by Cooper Communities with services…
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Housing in Bella Vista
The typical Bella Vista home is worth about $359,000, up 1.9% in a year, 58% above the Arkansas typical home.
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Safety in Bella Vista
Safety Grade B+
Bella Vista reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Bella Vista
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 75% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.
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Schools in Bella Vista
All Bella Vista schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Bella Vista’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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