Bella Vista vs Cottonwood

A side-by-side comparison of Bella Vista and Cottonwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Bella Vista and Cottonwood are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cottonwood has the higher population (7,170 vs 3,843 in Bella Vista). Cottonwood has the higher median household income ($96,679 vs $88,318 in Bella Vista). Bella Vista has the higher median home value ($439,600 vs $362,800 in Cottonwood).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
Population	3,843	7,170
Median age	47.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,318	$96,679
Median home value	$439,600	$362,800
Median gross rent	$862	$1,219
Housing units	1,409	2,650
Homeownership rate	85.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
Population	2,427 → 3,843 (+58.3%)	3,243 → 7,170 (+121.1%)
Median household income	$64,258 → $88,318 (+37.4%)	$34,653 → $96,679 (+179.0%)
Median home value	$320,500 → $439,600 (+37.2%)	$159,100 → $362,800 (+128.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $862 (-35.9%)	$903 → $1,219 (+35.0%)

Bella Vista

Population

2,4273,843

Median household income

$64,258$88,318

Median home value

$320,500$439,600

Median gross rent

$1,344$862

Cottonwood

Population

3,2437,170

Median household income

$34,653$96,679

Median home value

$159,100$362,800

Median gross rent

$903$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.9%
75 and over	11.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.3%
Asian	6.5%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
No high school diploma	9.6%	14.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
Drove alone	79.3%	81.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	7.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
1-unit, detached	73.3%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Cottonwood
Poverty rate	5.6%	8.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1985	1980