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Bella Vista

16,582 residents in 2000, 26,461 in 2010, 30,104 in 2020 — +13.8% over the last census decade, across 47 square miles.

Local sales tax, 12 months

$10.3M

▲ 9.0% vs prior 12

AR DFA · latest month $914,080 · 2026-07

Homes permitted, 12 months

711

▼ 15.9% vs prior 12

Census BPS · latest month 56 · 2026-08

Construction value, 12 months

$266.0M

Census BPS · declared residential construction value · 2026-08

Population, July 1, 2025

34,518

▲ 14.7% since 2020

Census estimate · 2020 census 30,104 · 2025

Sales-tax growth rank: #10 of 31 NWA cities (#1 of 6 Core cities), +9.0% over the twelve months to 2026-07 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.

Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +9.0%, +12.6% a year ago (slowing). Five-year pace +10.1% a year; population +2.7% a year. Growth Lab.

Follow Bella Vista: city feed (new sales-tax and permit months, large permits, hearings; works in any feed reader or feed-to-email service).

479 Growth Pressure Score: 60 of 100 (High), #7 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Bella Vista with another city.

Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72715 +70.5% (last year +5.1%). Every ZIP.

Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72714 and 72715: 374 locations in 2023, +12.3% since 2018, including 21 restaurants and bars and 0 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.

Bella Vista: local sales-tax distributions

Monthly, 2015 → present — the register receipts of the city

Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports. Month = distribution month; DFA publishes about two months behind.

Data through 2026-07 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Bella Vista: residential units authorized

Single-family and multifamily, monthly, since 2015

U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, place level. Residential only; commercial permits come from the city's own records.

Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Bella Vista on the map

City limits, corridor roads, and programmed road work. Permit dots appear when this city's feed lands.

Road workwideningnew road / interchangeintersectionbridgepreservation / other2045 long-range planPermitsretail / commercialmultifamilyindustrialofficeresidentialolder than 90 days

City limits: NWARPC. Permits: city records on county parcels. Roads: ARDOT jobs in the NARTS TIP and the 2045 plan via NWARPC. Line weight scales with published estimate.

Permits pulled

city Permits Issued records

[NEEDS DATA: Bella Vista's commercial permit feed isn't loaded yet. Residential permits above come from the Census survey; the city's own permit records join when its feed lands.]

On the agenda

1 project cards

STR 200' separation zoning ordinance amendment
hearing 2026-09-03 strzoning amendmentbella vista

Hearings

public meetings

2026-09-03	Planning Commission	1 items	agenda
2026-08-10	Planning Commission	1 items	agenda

Full calendar on Hearings. Outcomes are not recorded until verified.

Corridors

I-49 corridor
103 permits in 90 days · 3,492 commercial addresses · 29 programmed road jobs

Programmed road work

ARDOT TIP

W. McNelly Rd. – Missouri State Line (Bella Vista) (S)
1" Level Up & UTBWC · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2027 · $5.1M est.
Hwy. 279 – Hwy. 94 (Bella Vista) (S)
2" Overlay · 2" Mill & 2" Overlay · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2026 · $3.0M est.

Own commercial property in Bella Vista? Tuesday's issue is three minutes on what changed for owners this week.

Also in Benton County: Rogers · Bentonville · Centerton · Siloam Springs · Lowell · Pea Ridge · Cave Springs · Gentry · Gravette · Little Flock · Decatur · Highfill · Garfield · Avoca · Sulphur Springs · Springtown

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