Pueblo, CO vs Cañon City, CO

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

MetricPueblo, COCañon City, CO
Population111,56117,122
Median Household Income$56,664$64,787
Median Rent$1,082/mo$997/mo
Median Home Value$247,200$316,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)92—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.5%35.4%
Poverty Rate17.5%13.4%
Unemployment Rate5.9%5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,177106*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,336491*
Median AQI4523
Good AQI Days /yr268338
Summer Highs90°F87°F
Winter Lows16°F19°F
Snowfall15 in/yr38 in/yr
Avg Commute19.4 min18.7 min
Hospitals31
Avg Hospital Rating3.5 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher20.515.6
College Degree Rate23.7%27.2%
Foreign-Born %4.3%2.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%-0.5%

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.