Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBuena Vista and Rustic Haven Cohousing Community are both neighbourhoods of Buena Vista, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Buena Vista and 5 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community as this page loaded. Buena Vista is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $950,000 against $330,000 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community, about 188% higher. By the foot it is $565 in Buena Vista against $826 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Buena Vista are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,650 square feet in Buena Vista and 391 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community, built around 2011 and 1940 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Buena Vista: a median of 109 days on the market against 391 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community. 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 | Rustic Haven Cohousing Community |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $950,000 | $330,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $498,000 | $250,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,175,000 | $365,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $565 | $826 |
| Median days on market | 109 | 391 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,650 | 391 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 1 |
| Typical year built | 2011 | 1940 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 7 | — |
| Median sold price | $565,000 | — |
| 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 | 5/10 |
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.
Rustic Haven Cohousing Community is an intentional residential community near Buena Vista in central Colorado, designed around shared values and collaborative living. Residents enjoy private homes alongside common spaces, community gardens, and shared amenities that foster neighborhood connection.
Buena Vista is more expensive. The median asking price is $950,000 in Buena Vista against $330,000 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community. By price per square foot they run $565 in Buena Vista and $826 in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community, 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 391 square feet in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community, with a median of 3 and 1 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Rustic Haven Cohousing Community is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1940, against 2011 in Buena Vista.
Homes for sale in Buena Vista have been listed a median of 109 days, against 391 days in Rustic Haven Cohousing Community.
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 Rustic Haven Cohousing Community 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 Rustic Haven Cohousing Community. 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.