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Belleville, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Belleville: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Belleville

How Belleville sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Belleville follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Belleville in national context first.

Belleville recreation facilities keeps Belleville lively · December 2023

Belleville recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Belleville.

December 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Belleville

How Belleville compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Belleville's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Belleville recreation facilities in Belleville · December 2023

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Belleville

Published residential mill-rate context for Belleville.

Residential mill rates for Belleville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Belleville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Belleville recreation facilities, Belleville · November 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Belleville explains itself today.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville downtown, Belleville · November 2023

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

Belleville downtown still orients Belleville. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville: On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7. · November 2023

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

November 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Belleville

Where Belleville sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Belleville shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Belleville permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Belleville recreation facilities, Belleville · October 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Belleville downtown still draws people in Belleville

Belleville downtown is a reason people stay fond of Belleville.

October 2023 in Belleville: Belleville downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in Belleville

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Belleville

Published residential mill-rate context for Belleville.

Residential mill rates for Belleville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Belleville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Belleville: Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway

Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through

September 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From mixed to the tap in Belleville

Belleville draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Belleville Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Belleville drinking water begins and the answer is mixed, then Belleville Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Belleville water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Belleville recreation facilities, Belleville · September 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Belleville.

Belleville appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of Belleville

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Belleville explains itself today.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Belleville.

Broadband rows for Belleville come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Belleville internet page.

What still surprises about Belleville

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

August 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville on the radon map

How Belleville sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Belleville follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Belleville in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in Belleville

Belleville recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Belleville.

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Belleville compares nearby

How Belleville compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Belleville's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Worth knowing in Belleville: Belleville recreation and parks programming is published

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Belleville

Published residential mill-rate context for Belleville.

Residential mill rates for Belleville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Belleville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Belleville: On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

July 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: Belleville downtown

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville downtown comes up. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

Mills, mines, or farm-service industries rewrote the skyline every couple of decades. Ask three locals which decade mattered most and you will get three different answers, all delivered with a grin.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville recreation facilities still surprises

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Belleville

Where Belleville sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Belleville shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Belleville permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in Belleville

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Belleville explains itself today.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Belleville downtown keeps Belleville lively

Belleville downtown is a reason people stay fond of Belleville.

Belleville downtown still orients Belleville. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville: Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew

May 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Belleville

Published residential mill-rate context for Belleville.

Residential mill rates for Belleville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Belleville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in Belleville: Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work

Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville water via Belleville Water Treatment Plant

Belleville draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Belleville Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Belleville's source: mixed. Treatment at Belleville Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Belleville water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Landmark: Belleville recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Belleville

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Belleville.

Belleville appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Belleville recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

April 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Belleville

Advertised broadband availability for Belleville.

Broadband rows for Belleville come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Belleville internet page.

March 2023

Belleville: Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Belleville

How Belleville sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Belleville follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Belleville in national context first.

Why Belleville recreation facilities still draws people in Belleville

Belleville recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Belleville.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Belleville explains itself today.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville beside its neighbours

How Belleville compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Belleville's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in Belleville: On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew

February 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Belleville

Published residential mill-rate context for Belleville.

Residential mill rates for Belleville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Belleville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Belleville recreation facilities, Belleville

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville downtown, Belleville

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

February 2023 in Belleville: Belleville downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Belleville: Belleville recreation and parks programming is published

Belleville recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through Belleville long enough and Belleville recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Belleville

Where Belleville sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Belleville comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Belleville permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Belleville recreation facilities keeps Belleville lively

Belleville recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Belleville.

January 2023 in Belleville: Belleville recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

On OpenStats City Score, Belleville ranks 200 of 7.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Belleville and mixed

Belleville draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Belleville Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Belleville drinking water begins and the answer is mixed, then Belleville Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Belleville water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Belleville recreation facilities in Belleville

Belleville lands on the Ontario map as a place people still call home. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew

Belleville recreation facilities still orients Belleville. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Belleville.

Belleville economic chapters include resource and industry work that reshaped the town over time.

More on Belleville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.