Bellview is a suburb of Pensacola, which is named after the Panzacola Native Americans that first settled here. Spanish explorer Juan Jordán de Reina described Pensacola Bay as "the best that I have ever seen in my life."
Bellview sits far out west in the Florida panhandle, as a suburb of the historic city of Pensacola
Bellview is a suburb of Pensacola, which is named after the Panzacola Native Americans that first settled here. Spanish explorer Juan Jordán de Reina described Pensacola Bay as "the best that I have ever seen in my life."
Bellview sits far out west in the Florida panhandle, as a suburb of the historic city of Pensacola. This town might be small, but it's still growing: its population has increased by 10 percent since the 2000 census. If you're a golf lover, you'll love Bellview, as it's home to the Marcus Pointe Golf Course, voted the Best in the Bay by the Pensacola News Journal in 2013 for the fourth year in a row. Located on Crescent Lake off of Oak Pointe Drive, this 600 acre course includes an 18 hole championship course, practice areas, and golfing lessons for beginners and seasoned players. The course also offers quarterly seminars to help you plan a tournament of your own. So what are you waiting for? Head on down to Bellview, FL, and practice your swing.
Residents in Bellview pay a significantly lower price for their homes than their neighbors in Pensacola. In line with the affordable house prices, rents are also reassuringly low. You'll have no worries about making your paycheck stretch to cover the rent here, but the beautiful beaches just a stone's throw away will make you feel like you're living in paradise.
The streets of Bellview blend seamlessly into those of neighboring suburbs, so it's difficult to split this area into clearly defined neighborhoods. However, here are a couple of distinct parts of Bellview that you might want to include in your search for an apartment to rent.
W Michigan Ave / Mobile Hwy: Bellview isn't known for its buzzing town center - Pensacola is so close that residents can get everything they need there - but there are a few restaurants and a shopping center located along West Michigan Avenue. This neighborhood offers the best local amenities and an easy commute into Pensacola.
The Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) provides public transportation for Pensacola and surrounding areas in the county, including Bellview. It services the main roads, but for smaller side streets and if you’re not as familiar with the territory, it would be best to keep your car. Pensacola is just a short trip down Mobile Highway (Highway 90). There's a free, seasonal trolley to the beach on Santa Rosa Island. And isn’t the beach one of your reasons for wanting to move to Florida? This special beach trolley runs from May 27 to Labor Day.
Those interested in the great outdoors can paddle through the area’s extensive river and creek network and meet new people in the process – a good idea for those recently moved to the area. The Florida Panhandle Canoe & Kayak Connection is a panhandle-based group that travels all over the surrounding area to Florida and Alabama locations. The group also handles a lot of river cleaning and general exploration, for those more conscious of man’s effects on the environment, and weekend long camping trips in locations such as the Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve in Alabama and the O’Leno State Park. And they don’t even ask for dues. Now that's the kind of community spirit that makes Bellview such a great place to live.
