Buena Vista vs Freeland

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Freeland: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Freeland are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Freeland has the higher population (7,562 vs 5,904 in Buena Vista). Freeland has the higher median household income ($103,431 vs $38,835 in Buena Vista). Freeland has the higher median home value ($241,400 vs $51,800 in Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Freeland
Population	5,904	7,562
Median age	34.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,835	$103,431
Median home value	$51,800	$241,400
Median gross rent	$875	$1,235
Housing units	3,020	2,213
Homeownership rate	66.0%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Freeland
Population	6,234 → 5,904 (-5.3%)	6,898 → 7,562 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$30,735 → $38,835 (+26.4%)	$83,889 → $103,431 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$39,500 → $51,800 (+31.1%)	$164,800 → $241,400 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $875 (+6.3%)	$1,104 → $1,235 (+11.9%)

Buena Vista

Population

6,2345,904

Median household income

$30,735$38,835

Median home value

$39,500$51,800

Median gross rent

$823$875

Freeland

Population

6,8987,562

Median household income

$83,889$103,431

Median home value

$164,800$241,400

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,235

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Freeland
Under 5	9.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	17.7%
35 to 44	8.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	5.1%	15.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	6.5%
75 and over	6.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Freeland
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	77.2%
Black or African American	72.4%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Freeland
No high school diploma	17.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	30.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Freeland
Drove alone	73.5%	80.3%
Carpooled	18.1%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.4%
Other means	2.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Freeland
1-unit, detached	76.7%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	4.7%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Freeland
Poverty rate	31.4%	5.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1959	1994