Cañon City, CO vs Pueblo, CO

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

MetricCañon City, COPueblo, CO
Population17,122111,561
Median Household Income$64,787$56,664
Median Rent$997/mo$1,082/mo
Median Home Value$316,100$247,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)—92
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.4%49.5%
Poverty Rate13.4%17.5%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)5.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k106*1,177
Property Crime Rate /100k491*4,336
Median AQI2345
Good AQI Days /yr338268
Summer Highs87°F90°F
Winter Lows19°F16°F
Snowfall38 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute18.7 min19.4 min
Hospitals13
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 53.5 / 5
Students per Teacher15.620.5
College Degree Rate27.2%23.7%
Foreign-Born %2.1%4.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%-1.3%

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.