Pueblo, CO vs Fort Carson, CO

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

MetricPueblo, COFort Carson, CO
Population111,56118,019
Median Household Income$56,664$66,237
Median Rent$1,082/mo$2,180/mo
Median Home Value$247,200—
Cost of Living (US = 100)92101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.5%59.5%
Poverty Rate17.5%15.3%
Unemployment Rate5.9%4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,177320*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,336969*
Median AQI4546
Good AQI Days /yr268249
Summer Highs90°F84°F
Winter Lows16°F19°F
Snowfall15 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute19.4 min11 min
Hospitals31
Avg Hospital Rating3.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher20.516.2
College Degree Rate23.7%25.6%
Foreign-Born %4.3%4.8%
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.