Buena VistaPA
Today 301 people live in this town, first laid out in 1849.
Is Buena Vista a good place to live?
Buena Vista’s age of the median resident is 64.3 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Buena Vista. Buena Vista has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
301 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Fallingwater and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buena Vista. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
8 mi Theme parkKennywood
16 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
16 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
15 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Buena Vista: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Buena Vista, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buena Vista.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, the median household income in Buena Vista is lower
Among working residents in Buena Vista, 0.5% work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Buena Vista dropped by 72, to 126. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (20%), Elizabeth Township (9%) and West Mifflin (5%). The median commute is under 12 miles.
| Buena Vista | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $37,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Buena Vista’s year
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Buena Vista faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Buena Vista, 85% come from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Buena Vista
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Buena Vista
About 0 of every 100 Buena Vista residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Buena Vista for work
Where Buena Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Buena Vista
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Buena Vista ( BEW-nə VIST-ə) is an unincorporated community in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located just outside Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River. The Great Allegheny Passage rail trail runs through the community. Buena Vista was laid out in 1849 by James B. McGrew for the heirs of Daniel Greenawalt. For a time, it served as a mining town. Like many places in the US with this name, Buena Vista was named for the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican–American War. Notable people to have come from Buena Vista are former baseball players Bill Ford and Brian Holton.
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- Elevation
- 764 ft
- ZIP code
- 15018
Questions about Buena Vista
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buena Vista, PA a good place to live?
Buena Vista has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Today 301 people live in this town, first laid out in 1849.