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Colorado Springs vs New Haven

Metro-area medians — Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area vs New Haven, CT Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Colorado Springs comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.

Colorado Springs costs about 4% less to live in, and household incomes are similar. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Colorado Springs.

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Colorado Springs, CO
$58,707
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$58,294
real value after local prices
New Haven, CT
$57,939
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$55,412
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Colorado Springs leaves you about $2,882/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.

Measure
Colorado Springs
New Haven
Livability (CityLedger)
63/100
58/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
100.7
104.6
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$90,123
$85,736
Median household income
$90,760
$89,645
Median rent
$1,761/mo
$1,600/mo
Median home value
$487,900
$383,600
Unemployment
5.1%
6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
42.8%
42.5%
Average commute
24.8 min
24.1 min
Air quality (median AQI)
49
41
Avg temperature
50°F
52°F

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  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Unemployment
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  • + Median home value
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Colorado Springs vs New Haven — frequently asked

Is Colorado Springs cheaper than New Haven?
Colorado Springs is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 4% below New Haven's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Colorado Springs or New Haven?
Household incomes are similar — $90,760 in the Colorado Springs metro versus $89,645 in New Haven (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
Does a paycheck go further in Colorado Springs or New Haven?
A paycheck stretches further in Colorado Springs. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $90,123 there versus $85,736 in New Haven.
Which has cheaper rent, Colorado Springs or New Haven?
New Haven has cheaper rent — a median of $1,600/mo versus $1,761/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).