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Cheapest cities in Colorado
The lowest cost-of-living cities across Colorado.
Where Colorado is most affordable: the cities (30k+ residents) with the lowest cost-of-living index in the state.
Published by WhereToHQ research. Calculated from committed source data with no generated editorial text.
What the ranking shows
- Pueblo, CO leads this list at 91 for cost of living index.
- Across the 15 published entries, cost of living index ranges from 91 to 119. The other columns show tradeoffs that the headline order cannot capture.
| # | City | Cost of living index | Median home price | 2-bedroom rent | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pueblo, CO112k | 91 | $247,200 | $1,115/mo | $56,664 |
| 2 | Colorado Springs, CO488k | 99 | $450,000 | $1,650/mo | $75,000 |
| 3 | Grand Junction, CO68k | 99 | $389,800 | $1,164/mo | $70,080 |
| 4 | Pueblo West, CO36k | 101 | $397,000 | $1,266/mo | $96,810 |
| 5 | Greeley, CO111k | 104 | $402,500 | $1,408/mo | $69,881 |
| 6 | Security-Widefield, CO37k | 105 | $387,500 | $1,592/mo | $91,142 |
| 7 | Loveland, CO78k | 110 | $479,000 | $1,555/mo | $84,604 |
| 8 | Denver, CO719k | 112 | $560,000 | $2,150/mo | $85,000 |
| 9 | Aurora, CO394k | 114 | $469,100 | $1,886/mo | $88,368 |
| 10 | Commerce City, CO66k | 114 | $499,700 | $1,743/mo | $111,972 |
| 11 | Northglenn, CO38k | 114 | $462,100 | $1,874/mo | $84,030 |
| 12 | Brighton, CO42k | 115 | $499,500 | $1,853/mo | $107,679 |
| 13 | Fort Collins, CO170k | 117 | $577,900 | $1,672/mo | $85,070 |
| 14 | Thornton, CO144k | 118 | $517,500 | $1,975/mo | $103,088 |
| 15 | Lakewood, CO157k | 119 | $574,400 | $1,834/mo | $89,792 |
Ranked from public data we track (US Census/ACS, BLS, EIA, FEMA, NOAA, Tax Foundation) and recomputed on every data refresh. Figures are estimates for comparison, not advice; open any city to see all facets.
Candidate rules: cities in CO; 30,000 or more residents. Ranking rule: Cost of living index, lowest first.
WhereToHQ loads at most the 500 largest eligible national candidates, or 300 candidates for a state list, before applying the published rules. Missing values are excluded from a direct sort or hard filter. In a weighted score, an unknown value is neutral rather than favorable.