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35,681people live here $96,810median household income▲ 20% above US $1,345median rent per monthNear US average $397,000median home value▲ 19% above US

Pueblo West is an unincorporated community in Pueblo County, CO. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Pueblo West

Pueblo West is an unincorporated community in Colorado with household incomes running above the national average and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Pueblo West deals with county unemployment above the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, cold winters, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Growing population

The not so good

Above-average unemployment in the county
High student-teacher ratio
Cold winters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Pueblo West compares

Median household income

Pueblo West$96,810

Colorado avg$95,470

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Pueblo West$1,345

Colorado avg$1,761

US$1,413

Median home value

Pueblo West$397,000

Colorado avg$539,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Pueblo West

Based on Pueblo West's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,690

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $53,800 a year
45% of Pueblo West renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$79,400

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $39,700
Homes cost 4.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,345/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,345 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $397,000. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $397,000 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Pueblo County is 5.5%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Pueblo County (county-wide)

Safety

55 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Pueblo West doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 887/100k · Policed by Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2024 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

7.9%

Other

1.9%

Walk

0.3%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 12% below US

32% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 32% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

11 public schools inside the boundary

There are 11 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (50 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Pueblo West's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,345/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up.

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