CO area data
Monte Vista, CO
Monte Vista, CO.
Population: 6,543 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $274,854
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +12.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +36.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +118.1%
- All-time peak (2026-06)
- $275,484
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 8
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 9
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 3
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, drought, lightning, landslide
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 10.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 131
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (44 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS) (28 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +47 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,969
- Median annual property tax
- $964
- Mean commute to work
- 16 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 69.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,446
- Average weekly wage
- $955
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 45
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