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Buena Vista is a small town of 3,010 people in Chaffee County, Colorado. It's about 74 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 93 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $573k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,010people
$573kTypical home
$2,020/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
49"Snow
275Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,010
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 866 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Denver, CO
- 74 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $573k (≈$3,611/mo)
- Median rent $2,020/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GUC airport
- 77 mi to COS (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,983 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaffee County: D+14 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk