Homes for Sale in Bella Vista, AR with Waterfront | realtor.com® (2024)

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What is the best neighborhood in Bella Vista Arkansas? ›

Some of the best neighborhoods in or around Bella Vista, Arkansas are Basildon and Duxford. Consider buying or renting a home in one of these popular neighborhoods.

Based on our Bella Vista cost of living calculator, Bella Vista is 16% less expensive than the national average and 2% more expensive to live in than the average city in Arkansas. This assumes a $72,000 annual salary and a 2 Bedroom Apt. Food costs in Bella Vista are more affordable than average in the United States.

Bella Vista is in Benton County and is one of the best places to live in Arkansas. Living in Bella Vista offers residents a rural feel and most residents own their homes. In Bella Vista there are a lot of parks. Many retirees live in Bella Vista and residents tend to be conservative.

Bella Vista Demographics

White: 87.79% Two or more races: 10.2% Native American: 0.84% Asian: 0.57%

Average Temperature in Bella Vista

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 26 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in Bella Vista is January, with an average low of 28°F and high of 47°F.

It does appears, historically, that serious tornados do not like the high hills and valley torain of the Ozark foothills which is exactly where Bella Vista sits. Serious tornados often rouch down in the flatlands East, North and South of us, but few in the Ozark hills which run across most of Northern Arkansas.

The priciest city in Arkansas is Paragould, where the cost of living is 14% higher compared to the state average and 4% higher than in the rest of the U.S. The cheapest major city in Arkansas is Conway, with a cost of living 10% lower below the state average and 17% lower than the national average.

Compared to communities within Arkansas, Bella Vista's crime rate is lower than nearly 71% of the state's cities and towns. It is for these reasons that Bella Vista is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

What amenities are in Bella Vista, Arkansas? ›

The POA provides services for recreation, such as operating and maintaining the lakes, golf courses, tennis courts, pools, fitness centers and more. The POA also owns and operates the water department for Bella Vista residents.

Conway is the state's fastest-growing city, among those over 50,000 residents, for the second year in a row, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Conway's growth ranked as the 38th-fastest in the U.S., with its population rising 2.9% in 2023 from 67,616 to 69,580.

Demographics. According to the 2021 census, there were 8,384 residents in Bella Vista. 48.4% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were, India 10.7%, China 8.7%, Sri Lanka 4.5%, the Philippines 2.1% and England 1.9%.

Lake Loch Lomond is the newest, and largest of all seven lakes in Bella Vista, Arkansas, and boasts endless year round fun. Loch Lomond was completed in 1981, is 477 acres, and reaches depths up to 80 feet deep.

In 2023, the population of Bella Vista was 32,368, a 2.07% increase year-by-year from 2022. Previously, in 2022, Bella Vista population was 31,712, an increase of 3.13% compared to a population of 30,750 in 2021. Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Bella Vista increased by 16,648.

Lake Windsor ( 36°28′12″N 094°15′31″W, el. 1,070 feet (330 m)) is the second largest of the lakes, covering 220 acres (0.89 km²) with a maximum depth of 79.5 feet (24.2 m).