Pueblo West, Colorado Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Pueblo West	Colorado	National
Cost of living	97	110	100
Goods & Services	96	103	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	92	104	100
Housing	98	134	100
Transportation	102	102	100
Utilities	92	86	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Pueblo West is 12% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Pueblo West is 3% lower than the national average
Pueblo West housing is 2% lower than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 88% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$70,406	$5,867	$1,643	$2,112
Renters	$41,747	$3,479	$974	$1,253

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Pueblo West, CO, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Pueblo West homeowners, is $70,406. This would allow for a maximum of $1,643 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $41,747 which would result in a maximum of $974 to be spent on rental costs.

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.63%	4.63%

Goods & Services

Item	Pueblo West	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.50	$17.49	5.7%
Beauty Salon	$35.33	$38.17	7.4%
Toothpaste	$2.15	$2.32	7.4%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.01	7.7%
Movie	$10.82	$10.72	0.9%
Bowling	$10.00	$13.86	27.9%

Groceries

Item	Pueblo West	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.20	$3.90	17.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.21	$1.40	13.3%
Milk	$1.69	$1.96	13.9%
Potatoes	$3.32	$3.18	4.3%
Pizza	$8.59	$10.39	17.4%
Beer	$9.24	$9.23	0.1%

Health Care

Item	Pueblo West	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.00	$106.34	17.2%
Doctor	$98.00	$115.25	15.0%
Dentist	$88.50	$98.38	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.31	$9.26	0.5%
Lipitor	$497.77	$466.47	6.7%

Housing

Item	Pueblo West	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$178,000.00	$184,700.00	3.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,146.14	$1,273.32	10.0%
Apartment Rent	$962.00	$949.00	1.4%

Transportation

Item	Pueblo West	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.84	$2.59	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.32	$48.90	7.3%

Utilities

Item	Pueblo West	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$143.89	$167.60	14.2%
Phone	$181.02	$163.42	10.8%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Salt Creek, CO	618	80	-20%
Pueblo, CO	108,385	88	-12%
Blende, CO	764	91	-9%
Penrose, CO	3,374	94	-6%
Pueblo West, CO	30,495	97	-3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Los Gatos, CA	30,491	260	160%
Clearfield, UT	30,483	94	-6%
Poughkeepsie, NY	30,511	116	16%
Estero, FL	30,470	121	21%
LaGrange, GA	30,535	88	-12%
Pueblo West, CO	30,495	97	-3%

Source: The Pueblo West, CO cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Pueblo West, CO Cost of Living

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