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Pueblo West is a small city of 35,681 people in Pueblo County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Pueblo, CO and 100 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,681people
$397kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
17"Snow
285Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,681
- Part of a metro area
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Pueblo, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,503/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,337 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PUB airport
- 34 mi to COS (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,043 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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