North Central Florida · Marion County

Living in Belleview, Florida

Belleview is a city in Marion County, with about 5,805 people.¹ It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 1,441 people per square mile.^1,3

5,805¹people

$210,200¹median home value

$1,257/mo¹median rent

42.5¹median age

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

AdventHealth Ocala, in Ocala, about 10 miles away.²

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in North Central Florida

Florida's college-town and horse-country middle: Gainesville and the University of Florida, Ocala's thoroughbred farms, and The Villages, the giant retirement community.^4,5,6,7,8

Hazards: Hurricanes arrive weaker than on the coast, but wind, falling trees, long power outages and flooding still reach inland. Mobile and manufactured homes should evacuate; Marion County's own hurricane guidance says so.^9,10

Visitor information

Marion County's official tourism office: Ocala/Marion County Visitor & Convention Bureau.¹¹ Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free North Central Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Belleview town card

Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Belleview and 779 other places:

How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of North Central Florida
Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator

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Other places in Marion County

Ocala · 66,584 people · home value $241,400
Silver Springs Shores · 28,537 people · home value $201,300
Liberty Triangle · 24,888 people · home value $275,500
Marion Oaks · 23,972 people · home value $257,700
On Top of the World · 16,007 people · home value $303,900
Rainbow Springs · 6,082 people · home value $310,600
Rainbow Lakes Estates · 3,762 people · home value $160,400
Silver Springs · 2,712 people · home value $30,800
Dunnellon · 2,216 people · home value $168,200
Rainbow Park · 2,056 people · home value $197,600

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I called on schools in Sumter County and across this part of the state.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Belleview as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Belleview can be larger.