Mountain West

Salida

Chaffee County, CO

Population

5,697

Walk Score

78 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,562

Median home value

$459,200

Founded

1880

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Hutchinson Ranch (Boundary Increase) · listed 2005
  • Salida Downtown Historic District · listed 1984
  • Salida Livestock Commission Company · listed 2015

Notable landmarks

  • Alexander House · listed 2007
  • Bode-Stewart House · listed 2008
  • Brown's Canyon Bridge · listed 2013
  • Chaffee County Poor Farm · listed 1985
  • Cleora Cemetery · listed 2017
  • Corbin, E.W., House · listed 1996
  • F Street Bridge · listed 1985
  • First Baptist Church of Salida · listed 2024
  • Gray, Garret and Julia, Cottage · listed 1980
  • Heister House · listed 2008
  • Jackson, F.A., House · listed 1999
  • Manhattan Hotel · listed 1983
  • Ohio-Colorado Smelting and Refining Company Smokestack · listed 1976
  • Pedro-Botz House · listed 2015
  • Valley View School · listed 2003

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