Fountain, CO vs Pueblo West, CO

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

MetricFountain, COPueblo West, CO
Population29,30035,681
Median Household Income$86,242$96,810
Median Rent$1,745/mo$1,345/mo
Median Home Value$398,000$397,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)10192
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income68.4%44.7%
Poverty Rate10.3%7%
Unemployment Rate4.2%5.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k36855*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,693887*
Median AQI4645
Good AQI Days /yr249268
Summer Highs84°F90°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall33 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute27.2 min27.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1719.3
College Degree Rate34.8%31.7%
Foreign-Born %6.7%3.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%+9.9%

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 Pueblo West (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.