Humid subtropical
Buena Vista, Virginia
Buena Vista County, Virginia · Population 6.6k · 830 ft elevation
Living in Buena Vista
Buena Vista has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Buena Vista is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Buena Vista at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,792 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,067/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 607 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 30th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 35%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 2.9″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 4.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 2.3″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 243 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 27°F | 3.5″ | 3.4″ | 171 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology