Pueblo, CO
Pueblo, CO Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Pueblo, CO Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Pueblo ranks 273rd for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 261st for income. A household earns $62,128 a year while median rent runs $1,128/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 8% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is cost of living (83rd of 300), while affordability is the soft spot (273rd). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 106th and home prices 148th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Pueblo, your take-home is worth about $63,977 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 261st of 300↑21.2%$62,128
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 83rd of 30092 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $67,706
- Per-capita income
- $34,665
- Full-time pay
- $42,802
Housing
- Median rent
- 106th of 300↑31.2%$1,128/mo
- Home value
- 148th of 300↑59.2%$301,800
- Property tax
- $1,543/yr · 0.5%
- Sales tax
- 7.86%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 99th of 3003.9%
- Bachelor's+
- 232nd of 30026.9%
- Avg commute
- 89th of 30022.5 min
People
- Population
- 169,866
- Population change
- +0.9%
- Median age
- 40.2 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 3.9%
- Broadband
- 93.3%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 116th of 30044
- Natural-hazard loss
- 83rd of 300$10/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 219th of 30020.9%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 16.8%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Cost of living
- + Job market
- + Commute
- + Hazard safety
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Education
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — pueblo mem ap.
What jobs pay in Pueblo
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $256,480
- Financial managers
- $161,570
- IT managers
- $151,330
- Pharmacists
- $150,160
- Software developers
- $122,780
- General & operations managers
- $114,360
- Lawyers
- $113,170
- Civil engineers
- $102,430
- Registered nurses
- $95,720
- Accountants & auditors
- $78,340
- Police officers
- $76,060
- Plumbers
- $64,700
- Elementary school teachers
- $62,000
- Secondary school teachers
- $61,480
- Electricians
- $60,200
- Carpenters
- $56,150
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $55,070
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $49,830
- Construction laborers
- $45,530
- Waiters & waitresses
- $45,500
- Customer service reps
- $40,360
- Janitors
- $40,050
- Retail salespersons
- $35,580
- Cashiers
- $34,050
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Pueblo metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Colorado are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Texas694
- Florida212
- Arizona205
- California176
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Pueblo metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Pueblo metro?
- Median gross rent across the Pueblo, CO Metro Area is $1,128 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Pueblo.
- What is the median household income in the Pueblo metro?
- A typical household in the Pueblo, CO Metro Area earns $62,128 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Pueblo expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Pueblo, CO Metro Area runs about 8% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Pueblo metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $67,706 (versus its face value of $62,128). CityLedger rates the Pueblo, CO Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Pueblo metro?
- The median home value across the Pueblo, CO Metro Area is $301,800 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Pueblo metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Pueblo, CO Metro Area is 3.9% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).