Bella Vista, AR vs Happy Valley, OR

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Bella Vista

70.7

#1067 nationally

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

Bella Vista leads in cost of living index (95 vs 153). Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $83,989). Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 5.5).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bella Vista, AR	Happy Valley, OR
WhereAtHome Score	70.7 (#1067)	66.9 (#1485)
Population	32,368	28,409
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$360,927	$686,520
Median Household Income	$83,989	$126,108
Average Commute	25.9 min	28 min
Walk Score	2	N/A
Crime Level	5.5	3.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	95	153
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+27.0	D+9.7

Data coverage note: Happy Valley is missing data for 1 metric that Bella Vista has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.