Monte Vista, Colorado

About Monte Vista

Set in the southern part of Colorado, Monte Vista is a small town, home to 4,030 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Monte Vista holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.64 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,527 residents per square mile.

📰 Monte Vista News Today

• Air quality in Monte Vista IQAir · Aug 14
• Learn about water-wise plants at Monte Vista workshop Alamosa Citizen · Aug 12
• Forge Christian and Monte Vista to meet for 2A baseball state title Colorado Preps · May 29
• Police investigating second homicide at Monte Vista motel in three months gazette.com · Jun 23
• Monte Vista, Colorado, United States Precipitation Map | MSN Weather MSN · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Monte Vista Unique

• The only place in America named Monte Vista — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Monte Vista

• Baldo's — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Homelake Veterans' History Museum · Museum
• Howitzer · Attraction
• Marilyn Tank · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Monte Vista

• Chapman Park reviews ★
• Faith Hinkley Veteran's Memorial park reviews ★
• Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tony Perea Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Monte Vista

• Bill Metz Elementary School
• Byron Syring Delta Center
• Marsh Elementary School
• Monte Vista Middle School
• Monte Vista On-Line Academy
• Monte Vista Senior High School
• Sargent Elementary School
• Sargent Junior High School
• Sargent Senior High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Monte Vista

🏘️ Nearby Communities