Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBuena Vista and Game Trail are both neighbourhoods of Buena Vista, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Buena Vista and 8 in Game Trail as this page loaded. Game Trail is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,225,000 against $950,000 in Buena Vista, about 29% higher. By the foot it is $565 in Buena Vista against $418 in Game Trail — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Game Trail are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,650 square feet in Buena Vista and 2,955 in Game Trail, built around 2011 and 2008 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Game Trail: a median of 90 days on the market against 109 in Buena Vista. Both are in the Buena Vista R-31 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Buena Vista | Game Trail |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $950,000 | $1,225,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $498,000 | $735,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,175,000 | $1,999,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $565 | $418 |
| Median days on market | 109 | 90 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,650 | 2,955 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2011 | 2008 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 7 | 19 |
| Median sold price | $565,000 | $905,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Buena Vista R-31 | Buena Vista R-31 |
| Elementary | Avery Parsons | Avery Parsons |
| Middle | Buena Vista | Buena Vista |
| High school | Buena Vista | Buena Vista |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 6/10 |
The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait, the bigger number or the higher score — which of those is good news depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling, and on what you want from a street.
Buena Vista is a small mountain town in Chaffee County, Colorado, nestled in the Upper Arkansas River Valley at roughly 7,965 feet elevation. Known for outdoor recreation, the town serves as a gateway to hiking, fishing, kayaking, and climbing opportunities in the surrounding peaks and valleys.
Game Trail is a residential neighborhood in Buena Vista, Colorado, nestled in the heart of the Arkansas River Valley with views of the Collegiate Peaks. The area offers a quiet, mountain-community lifestyle with access to outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, and skiing nearby.
Game Trail is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,225,000 in Game Trail against $950,000 in Buena Vista. By price per square foot they run $565 in Buena Vista and $418 in Game Trail, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,650 square feet in Buena Vista and 2,955 square feet in Game Trail, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Game Trail is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2008, against 2011 in Buena Vista.
Homes for sale in Game Trail have been listed a median of 90 days, against 109 days in Buena Vista. Over the last twelve months 7 homes sold in Buena Vista and 19 in Game Trail, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Buena Vista R-31 school district. The homes for sale in Buena Vista are most often assigned to Avery Parsons Elementary, Buena Vista Middle, Buena Vista High School; in Game Trail it is Avery Parsons Elementary, Buena Vista Middle, Buena Vista High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Buena Vista 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Game Trail. On transit they score 2 and 1.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are worked out from the live MLS feed every fifteen minutes and both sides are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks. The exact moment is stamped at the foot of this page.
Both neighbourhoods come from the live MLS feed, worked out again every fifteen minutes, and both are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always comparable. Figures cover residential homes; rentals, land and commercial are excluded, as are fractional co-ownership shares, which are priced per share and would distort the medians. Sold figures cover the last twelve months. Schools shown are the ones the homes for sale today are assigned to and can change - check with the district before relying on them. Market data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at September 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.