Bella Vista, AR

The affordability dashboard for Bella Vista, AR aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 2 ZIP codes covering 26,931 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (69/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $91,569, median home value of $297,826, median rent of $1,405 per month, and 41.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,347 per month (studio $1,007, 1BR $1,115, 3BR $1,873, 4BR $2,213).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Bella Vista, AR include income, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.6% and poverty 3.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.