What is the cost of living in Pueblo?

Pueblo has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 91.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 71.3, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,269/month.

What is the median salary in Pueblo?

The median salary in Pueblo is $66,083 annually (mean: $68,911). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Registered Nurses.

The violent crime rate in the Pueblo area is 481 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2641 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Pueblo?

The state of CO has 1,923 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Charter schools make up 14% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Pueblo?

Infant center-based childcare in the Pueblo area averages $12,821 per year. Preschool averages $11,013/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Pueblo a good place to relocate?

Pueblo has a Life Score of 49.3/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Pueblo sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Pueblo ranks #323 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Pueblo, CO

LiveAbility 40.5/100 places Pueblo #323 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

91.8
Cost index (US=100): $1,269
2BR rent / mo: $66,083
Median salary: 40.5
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Pueblo ranks #323 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (40.5/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and housing.

#323
of 387 US metros · Below median: 5,957,493
metro-area population: 481
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,923
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: safety (5/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Pueblo ranks #323 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 91.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,269/mo, median salary $66,083; LiveAbility Score 40.5/100, strongest in cost of living and housing.

Signature: LiveAbility 40.5/100 places Pueblo #323 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 91.8 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,269/mo.

LiveAbility 40.5/100 puts Pueblo in the bottom third (#323 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Pueblo area is 55,270.

Pueblo vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

41 Top 84% higher than 16% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Pueblo housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Pueblo MSA; housing RPP 71.3 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,269/mo.

Studio

$875

/month

1 Bedroom

$967

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,269

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,617

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,893

/month

Pueblo wages and employment

Pueblo posts 55,270 total employment with median salary $66,083.

Median Salary

$66,083

Mean Salary

$68,911

Total Employment

55,270

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$35,740
Registered Nurses	$95,720
Retail Salespersons	$35,580
Cashiers	$34,050

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Pueblo area from NCES.

Schools

1,923

Enrollment

871,440

Student:Teacher

16.6:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Pueblo area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$12,821

per year

Toddler (Center)

$11,897

per year

Preschool (Center)

$11,013

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Pueblo's composite Life Score is 49.3/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

65/100

Strong

Wages

47/100

Average

Rent

54/100

Average

Crime

5/100

Bottom decile

Schools

64/100

Above average

Childcare

22/100

Weak

Environment

93/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Pueblo ranks #323 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 40.5/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (65/100)

Cost of living

65
Housing

54
Job market

47
Air quality

46
Schools

36
Low hazard

36
Climate

6
Safety

5

What this shows Pueblo's strongest dimensions are cost of living and housing; its weakest among scored dims is safety at 5/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Pueblo on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Pueblo on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Pueblo cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Pueblo wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Pueblo runs a $66,083 median salary at a 91.8 cost index, ranking #323 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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