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Buena Vista, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Buena Vista is a Census town of 3,010 people across 3.48 square miles of land, in Chaffee County. Median household income is $78,323, 45.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buena Vista
What Buena Vista is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land866
- County holding the largest share of its areaChaffee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
How many people live in Buena Vista
- Population3,010
- Median age36.0 plus or minus 7.4
- Population under 18719 plus or minus 253
- Share under 1823.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over152 plus or minus 98
- Share 65 and over5.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,617
- Family households838 plus or minus 211
- Share of households that are families51.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
Income and work in Buena Vista
- Median household income$78,323 plus or minus $18,483
- Per capita income$40,139
- Civilian labor force1,773
- Employed1,553 plus or minus 322
- Unemployed220 plus or minus 232
- Unemployment rate12.4 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Adults 25 and over2,026
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.5 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
Housing in Buena Vista
- Housing units1,676
- Occupied units1,617
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 79
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied743 plus or minus 192
- Renter occupied874 plus or minus 242
- Ownership rate45.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$572,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,020 plus or minus $410
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units1,422
- Share single family84.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more254 plus or minus 171
- Share in buildings of two or more15.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
How Buena Vista gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,307 plus or minus 292
- Commuting under 15 minutes936 plus or minus 318
- Share commuting under 15 minutes71.6 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more198 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home16.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
SBA loans in Buena Vista (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$20,015,000
- Average approval$1,429,643
- Median approval$452,750
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported498
- Jobs per approval35.6
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Vista, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Buena Vista
SBA loans in Buena Vista (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$9,513,000
- Average approval$634,200
- Median approval$385,000
- Largest approval$2,596,000
- Jobs supported133
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Vista, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Buena Vista
Flood risk in Buena Vista
- NFIP communityTown of Buena Vista
- NFIP community number080030
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/17
The Town of Buena Vista participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080030 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chaffee County, not Buena Vista
Chaffee County context, not Buena Vista figures
- Establishments in Chaffee County1,076
- Covered employment, Chaffee County9,229
- Average annual pay, Chaffee County$52,718
- Housing units permitted, Chaffee County289
Every figure in this section is published for Chaffee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buena Vista.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Buena Vista questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buena Vista, Colorado?
3,010, in 1,617 households. Buena Vista town covers 3.48 square miles of land, which is 866 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buena Vista in?
Chaffee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Buena Vista?
$78,323. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $572,700. Median gross rent is $2,020 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Buena Vista businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $20.0 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $452,750, plus 15 504 approvals worth $9.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Vista, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buena Vista borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Buena Vista. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Buena Vista in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buena Vista appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buena Vista, town of, community 080030, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Buena Vista figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chaffee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Buena Vista.
Is zoning published for Buena Vista?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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