Pueblo County · Colorado · West · 112k residents
Pueblo, CO: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Pueblo: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Colorado median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Pueblo is $247,200, 57% below the Colorado median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,115/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 91 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $56,664 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Pueblo is $247,200, 56.7% below the median for ACS-covered places in Colorado.
- Household income: Median household income is $56,664, 41.5% below the median for ACS-covered places in Colorado.
- Adult education: 23.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 47.7% below the median for ACS-covered places in Colorado.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 4.4 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A steel city on the Arkansas River where chile, industrial history, and outdoor access meet.
Known for: Pueblo chile, steel heritage, riverwalk, and mountain access.
Calendar note: The Colorado State Fair is the city’s defining annual event.
Story source: City of Pueblo
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Pueblo about 45 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 245 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 38 and an average commute of 26 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Pueblo side by side
Cost of living index
91
ACS median home value
$247,200
2-bedroom rent
$1,115/mo
Median household income
$56,664
Housing momentum
How fast Pueblo's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
33/100
Cooling
Ranks Pueblo's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Pueblo's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $247,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $300 |
| Property tax rate | 0.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $814/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,115/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.89% |
| Sales tax | 7.8% |
| Cost of living index | 91 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $88/mo |
| Gas price | $3.20/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $56,664 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% |
| Population | 112k |
| Crime index | 52/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 83/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 245 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 16°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -2.0% |
| Home price MoM | -0.6% |
| Rent YoY | +2.5% |
| Rent MoM | +0.5% |
| Ocean coast | 798 mi |
| Big lake | 253 mi |
| Mountains | 45 mi |
| Major airport | 36 mi |
| Ski resort | 96 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Pueblo
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- What is the cost of living in Pueblo, CO?
- Pueblo indexes at 91 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,115/mo and a acs median home value of $247,200.
- How much does a house cost in Pueblo?
- The acs median home value in Pueblo is $247,200, 57% below the Colorado median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Pueblo?
- A two-bedroom in Pueblo rents for about $1,115/mo.