Cañon City, CO vs Colorado Springs, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCañon City, COColorado Springs, CO
Population17,122487,887
Median Household Income$64,787$84,818
Median Rent$997/mo$1,648/mo
Median Home Value$316,100$452,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.4%52.8%
Poverty Rate13.4%9%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k106*690
Property Crime Rate /100k491*3,029
Median AQI2346
Good AQI Days /yr338249
Summer Highs87°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall38 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute18.7 min22.7 min
Hospitals17
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 53.5 / 5
Students per Teacher15.616
College Degree Rate27.2%42.7%
Foreign-Born %2.1%7.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+3.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Cañon City (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.