Cost of living in Buena Vista, Georgia

Buena Vista, Georgia has about 1,717 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $80,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Marion County is $1,212 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Buena Vista. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Columbus, GA-AL metro area, prices sit at 89.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Georgia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Buena Vista's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Georgia home paid 16.27¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Buena Vista's bill.

EIA does not publish a Georgia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Georgia shares this price.

Among 354 places we list in Georgia with a rent figure, 339 have higher typical rent than Buena Vista.