Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Pueblo

Cost of Living in Pueblo, CO (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$2,400 left/mo

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$2,991/mo in Pueblo. $2,400 left each month. Prices near the US average.

Monthly costs

Take-home $5,391/mo.

  • Taxes$1,586
  • Rent$979
  • Other$2,012
  • Left$2,400

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (CO)
−$3,042
Take-home pay
$64,692
Effective tax rate
22.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$979
Groceries
$389
Getting around
$601
Healthcare
$438
Utilities and internet
$243
Everything else
$341
Total spending
$2,991

After tax and rent

$2,400 left/mo

Stats

Rent
$1,165
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,391
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
3% below
US, besides rent

Average electric bill in Colorado

About $141 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Colorado in 2025, 15.69¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Pueblo utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

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