BuenaWA
Home to 791 people, the town was settled in 1919.
Is Buena a good place to live?
Buena’s typical July afternoon high is 90°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Of the 286 Washington towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Buena. The biggest park or preserve is I-82 Ponds Wildlife Area, at 41 acres. Buena has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
791 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Buena: who provides what
Buena is unincorporated, so Yakima County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buena.
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, the median household income in Buena is lower
The top destinations are Yakima (20%), Toppenish (7%) and Union Gap (4%). Buena’s average commute comes in at 22 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Buena | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Buena, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Buena’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
Nearly two thirds of Buena adults had a checkup this year. Among 286 Washington towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Buena. In Buena, 26% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 26% have high blood pressure. This Washington town beats the Washington average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Buena | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 65% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Buena | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 16.4% | 24.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.7% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 7.5% of Buena
Buena’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails total 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Buena | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. I-82 Ponds Wildlife Area | — | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Yakima Electric Railway Museum and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buena. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumYakima Electric Railway Museum
32 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a year
39 mi State parkGinkgo Petrified Forest State Park
15 mi TheatreCapitol Theatre
13 mi GardenYakima Area ArboretumPhoto credits
Yakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Justinleif~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Buena
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Buena
About 7 of every 100 Buena residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
100% of working residents leave Buena for work
Where Buena’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Buena
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buena, WA a good place to live?
Buena has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.