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Belleview vs Parker

225 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+27.6 pts in Belleview) and property tax bill (+86% in Belleview).

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Belleview, FLHomes around $253KFlorida · 5,805 people
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Parker, FLHomes around $239KFlorida · 4,509 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BelleviewHomes around $253K
Housing$253K typical home33% below the FL typical home Outdoors#210 most trails in FL2.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 16%of FL districts All about Belleview →
ParkerHomes around $239K
Housing$239K typical home36% below the FL typical home Outdoors#260 most walkable in FL0.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Parker →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+27.6 pts
Belleview has grown faster since 2010
Belleview +20.5%Parker -7.1%
Property tax bill+86%
Tax bills are bigger in Belleview
Belleview $1,724Parker $928
Trails2.4×
Belleview has more miles of trail
Belleview 2.2 miParker 0.9 mi
Jobs per worker2×
Belleview is more of a job hub
Belleview 0.94Parker 0.48
★ What stands out · Report cards

Parker places higher on 11 of 19 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–BelleviewNot graded CParkerSafer than 30% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−BelleviewBetter than 16% of districts in the state B−ParkerBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
C−BelleviewHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns BParkerHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns
8Belleview
11Parker

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #131#584 Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #36#162 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #314#618 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #279#456 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #537#312 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #531#310 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #329#141 Fewest smokersHealth · 633 towns #512#360

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Belleview’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Belleview

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Belleview$1,500/mo
Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $1,257/mo · Housing →
Parker$1,340/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $1,338/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Belleview and Parker.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BelleviewParker
Snow a year0″0″
January low46°F43°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)327d301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th92nd
Outdoors & history
BelleviewParker
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land4.4%2.7%
Settled18841830
National Register places2—
Archive photos21—
Famous people born here1—
Community
BelleviewParker
Library hours a week49 hrs26 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

225 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BelleviewFLParkerFL
Belleview ↔ Parker225 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BelleviewParker
People
Population 5,805Highest 4,509Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.5%Highest FL: +14.6% -7.1%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 42.5±4.2Highest about the FL average 38.4±9.4Lowest 10% below FL
Belleview and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17%±5.1Lowest FL: 19.5% 20.5%±5.6Highest FL: 19.5%
Parker and Belleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.4%±5.8Highest FL: 21.3% 18.9%±4.5Lowest FL: 21.3%
Belleview and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Highest FL: 34.1% 23%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±3.7Highest FL: 6.1% 3.7%±2.1Lowest FL: 6.1%
Belleview and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,813±$12kLowest 22% below FL $69,657±$14kHighest 7% below FL
Parker and Belleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,200±$22kLowest 41% below FL $224,200±$49kHighest 38% below FL
Parker and Belleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,257±$233Lowest 25% below FL $1,338±$214Highest 20% below FL
Parker and Belleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,724Highest 37% below FL $928Lowest 66% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.1%±16Lowest FL: 60.1% 57.4%±21Highest FL: 60.1%
Parker and Belleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.8%Highest FL: 12.6% 6.8%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.9%Lowest FL: 67.6% 54.1%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 3 yrs older than FL 1983Lowest 5 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the FL average 24 minLowest 15% below FL
Work from home 15.5%±11.4Highest FL: 15.7% 7.5%±5.6Lowest FL: 15.7%
Belleview and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.4%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ocala (28%)Panama City (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ParkerFew work in Belleview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.7Lowest 84.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #279 of 488 in FL#456 of 488 in FL
School district MARIONBAY
High school in town None in townNone in town
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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