Fort Carson, CO vs Pueblo, CO

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

MetricFort Carson, COPueblo, CO
Population18,019111,561
Median Household Income$66,237$56,664
Median Rent$2,180/mo$1,082/mo
Median Home Value—$247,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)10192
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.5%49.5%
Poverty Rate15.3%17.5%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)5.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k320*1,177
Property Crime Rate /100k969*4,336
Median AQI4645
Good AQI Days /yr249268
Summer Highs84°F90°F
Winter Lows19°F16°F
Snowfall33 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute11 min19.4 min
Hospitals13
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher16.720.4
College Degree Rate25.6%23.7%
Foreign-Born %4.8%4.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-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 Fort Carson (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.