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Metro Life Score

Pueblo, CO

47.3
Life Score / 100
C+
Grade (curved)
#232
of 387 metros
40%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Pueblo ranks #232 of 387 US metros, ahead of 40% - carried by its environment (73/100) and held back most by safety (5/100).

73
strongest: Environment
65
then: Cost of Living
5
weakest: Safety
7
weighted dimensions

Where Pueblo sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

47 40th percentile higher than 40% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 16 US metros (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 46 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Below this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). This entry sits in this band. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). Above this entry. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 65–70: 12 US metros (3%). Above this entry. 70–75: 3 US metros (1%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Pueblo Life Score

Pueblo's composite score of 47.3 out of 100, a grade of C+, places the metro at rank #232 of 387, ahead of 40% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Environment (73/100) and Cost of Living (65/100), which pull the composite upward, while Safety (5/100) and Childcare (22/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

BEA RPP 91.8 (rent-RPP 71.3). BLS median salary $66,083, 55,270 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Registered Nurses). HUD 2BR FMR $1,269/mo (studio $875).

FBI UCR (CO): 481 violent, 2641 property/100K. NCES: 16.6:1 ratio, 14.0% charter. DOL infant childcare $12,821/yr. EPA: 24 Superfund sites (CO). Ranks #229-#235 below.

Dimension detail

How Pueblo scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 65/100 (20%)
Wages 47/100 (20%)
Rent 54/100 (15%)
Safety 5/100 (15%)
Schools 64/100 (10%)
Childcare 22/100 (10%)
Environment 73/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

91.8
Cost Index (RPP)
$66,083
Avg Median Salary
$1,269
2BR Fair Market Rent
481
Violent Crime/100K (CO)
16.6:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$12,821
Infant Childcare/yr (CO)
24
Superfund Sites (CO)
55,270
Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Pueblo outranks 40% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#229 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 47.4 C+
#230 Columbus, IN 47.4 C+
#231 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 47.5 C+
#232 Pueblo, CO 47.3 C+
#233 Jackson, TN 47.3 C+
#234 Tyler, TX 47.2 C+
#235 Yuma, AZ 47.2 C+

CO Metro Scores

Grand Junction, CO C- 38.8 Greeley, CO D 37.2 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO D 36.3 Colorado Springs, CO D 34.8 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO F 32.8 Boulder, CO F 32.6

Using Pueblo's Life Score

Pueblo is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

  • Its strongest dimension is environment (73/100) and its weakest is safety (5/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Pueblo head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Pueblo lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

Scores summarize federal data at the metro level; crime, schools and cost vary widely within a single metro.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Pueblo's biggest strengths? ▼
Pueblo's strongest dimensions are Environment (73/100), Cost of Living (65/100), Schools (64/100). Environment is top-tier nationally.
What are Pueblo's weakest areas? ▼
Pueblo's lowest-scoring dimensions are Safety (5/100), Childcare (22/100), Wages (47/100). Safety weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Pueblo compared to the national average? ▼
Pueblo's Regional Price Parity is 91.8 (8.2% less than national); rent RPP 71.3.
What is the average salary in Pueblo? ▼
Pueblo median salary: $66,083, 55,270 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Registered Nurses.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Pueblo's 47.3/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

Data from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OES, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Not affiliated with the U.S. Government.

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All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.