Bangor vs Pueblo
Metro-area medians — Bangor, ME Metro Area vs Pueblo, CO Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Bangor comes out ahead, winning 7 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.
Pueblo is about 5% cheaper to live in, while Bangor households earn about 7% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches about as far in either.
Their widest everyday difference: Bangor has the tighter job market — 2.2% unemployment versus 3.9%.
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On $75,000 for just you, Pueblo leaves you about $4,378/yr better off after tax and local prices.
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.
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- + Livability (CityLedger)
- + Median household income
- + Median rent
- + Median home value
- + Unemployment
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
- + Air quality (median AQI)
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Bangor vs Pueblo — frequently asked
- Is Bangor cheaper than Pueblo?
- Pueblo is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Bangor's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
- Which has higher household income, Bangor or Pueblo?
- Bangor has the higher median household income — $66,506 versus $62,128 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 7% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Bangor or Pueblo?
- It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($68,912 versus $67,706).
- Which has cheaper rent, Bangor or Pueblo?
- Bangor has cheaper rent — a median of $1,015/mo versus $1,128/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).