Monte Vista, CO

Monte Vista is a very small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,175 people and just one neighborhood, Monte Vista is the 86th largest community in Colorado. Monte Vista has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities. One of the benefits of Monte Vista is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.41 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Monte Vista is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monte Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Monte Vista, accounting for 68.34% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Monte Vista residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Monte Vista include German, Irish, Italian, Scottish, and English.