Living in Pueblo, CO
Pueblo is a mid-size city of 111,561 people in Pueblo County, Colorado. It's part of the Pueblo, CO area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
111,561people
$247kTypical home
$1,082/moRent
93° / 48°Summer / winter
21"Snow
285Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 111,561
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,970 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Pueblo, CO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,559/mo)
- Median rent $1,082/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (494 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,796 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PUB airport
- 37 mi to COS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,682 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pueblo County: R+5 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk