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Buena Vista, CO vs Evergreen, CO

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- Household income in Evergreen, is 238% more than it is in Buena Vista and is 48% above the National Average.
- Buena Vista unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Evergreen unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Buena Vista, COEvergreen, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth56.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,369  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$133,488$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,050  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Buena Vista, COEvergreen, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K19.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Buena Vista, COEvergreen, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library12.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support34.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.2%13.1%
Reviews for Buena Vista    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Buena Vista is not a place to live if dependent upon needing a liveable or professional income. Jobs are largely retail and service industry - low wages, temporary,  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is no better place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Buena Vista is the place to be if your into the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, fishing, whitewater rafting, winter sports snow shoeing, back country skiing also close  More

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Reviews for Evergreen    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived and worked here for 10 years. The people are arrogant, affluent, snobby, selfish, self-centered atheists who don’t want to make new friends. Our neighborhood was  More

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Evergreen is not the place to go if you're worried about catching COVID-19. Sadly, the large majority of people that are outside and in Evergreen stores right now are  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful town, low crime, easy (well depending on traffic) access to the mountains. Close enough to the city to commute to but far enough away to have a small town  More

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