What percentage of people rent in Buena Vista, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Buena Vista, CO, 2020–2024
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54.1% (±11.6 points) of the occupied homes in Buena Vista, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 874 renting households against 743 that own their home.

In Buena Vista, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 54.1% in 2020–2024 (+22.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 54.1% (±11.6 points)
Renting households: 874 (±242)
Median renter income: $64,178 (±$51,560)

Who rents and who owns in Buena Vista

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buena Vista	Chaffee County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	54.1% (±11.6 points)	25.9% (±3.5 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	874 (±242)	2,552 (±355)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	743 (±192)	7,311 (±357)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,178 (±$51,560)	$62,500 (±$8,966)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,585 (±$36,592)	$93,960 (±$7,227)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Buena Vista, the renter share is higher than in Chaffee County (25.9%).

It is also higher than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Chaffee County, Buena Vista ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Buena Vista has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.1% (±10.8 points)	54.1% (±11.6 points)	+22.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$627 (±$539)	$2,020 (±$410)	+222.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,104 (±$14,119)	$78,323 (±$18,483)	+77.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Buena Vista

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buena Vista
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buena Vista	—	54.1% (±11.6 points)	—
Poncha Springs	22 mi	7.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Salida	22 mi	36.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Pitkin	25 mi	5.9% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Fairplay	28 mi	55.1% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Leadville	30 mi	31.9% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Leadville North	31 mi	37.4% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Alma	32 mi	42.4% (±26.6 points)	Not measurably different
Blue River	43 mi	24.6% (±12.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Poncha Springs, CO (7.0%), Salida, CO (36.6%), Pitkin, CO (5.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Chaffee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Buena Vista	54.1% (±11.6 points)
2	Salida	36.6% (±6.9 points)
3	Poncha Springs	7.0% (±5.7 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Buena Vista

How many renters are there in Buena Vista?

Buena Vista has an estimated 874 (±242) renting households, 54.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buena Vista?

In Buena Vista, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 54.1% in 2020–2024 (+22.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Buena Vista?

A renting household in Buena Vista has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Buena Vista?

The median renting household in Buena Vista, CO has an income of $64,178 (±$51,560) a year, against $82,585 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Buena Vista town, Colorado (place:10105, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.