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Country around Buena Vista is a rural area of about 8,302 people in Chaffee County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 97 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $677k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,302people
$677kTypical home
$1,849/moRent
64° / 23°Summer / winter
115"Snow
275Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,302 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $677k (≈$4,272/mo)
- Median rent $1,849/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ASE airport
- 91 mi to COS (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 12,225 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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