Bella Vista vs Happy Valley

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

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

Happy Valley has the higher population (6,046 vs 3,843 in Bella Vista). Bella Vista has the higher median household income ($88,318 vs $80,578 in Happy Valley). Bella Vista has the higher median home value ($439,600 vs $293,800 in Happy Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
Population	3,843	6,046
Median age	47.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,318	$80,578
Median home value	$439,600	$293,800
Median gross rent	$862	$1,766
Housing units	1,409	2,301
Homeownership rate	85.7%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
Population	2,427 → 3,843 (+58.3%)	5,652 → 6,046 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$64,258 → $88,318 (+37.4%)	$57,479 → $80,578 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$320,500 → $439,600 (+37.2%)	$251,400 → $293,800 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $862 (-35.9%)	$1,385 → $1,766 (+27.5%)

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

Happy Valley

Population

5,6526,046

Median household income

$57,479$80,578

Median home value

$251,400$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
Under 5	6.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	15.6%
75 and over	11.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	68.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.7%
Asian	6.5%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
No high school diploma	9.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	18.8%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
Drove alone	79.3%	88.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	6.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
1-unit, detached	73.3%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	30.1%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Happy Valley
Poverty rate	5.6%	4.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1985	1978