Moving from Colorado Springs to Pueblo
Colorado Springs to Pueblo: $112 more leftover
$2,452/mo leftover in Pueblo vs $2,340 in Colorado Springs after tax and rent ($112 more). +$1,344 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Colorado Springs leftover
$2,340
a month after tax and rent
Pueblo leftover
$2,452
+$112 vs Colorado Springs
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 905 households moved Colorado Springs → Pueblo (about 1,671 people, average AGI $50,836). 657 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Colorado Springs | Pueblo |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,644 | $5,443 |
| Rent | $1,298 | $979 |
| All other costs | $2,006 | $2,012 |
| Left over | $2,340 | $2,452 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Colorado Springs and Pueblo moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 57 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$2,950
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$2,000
- Rent a truck
- $350–$700
Other moves from Colorado Springs
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Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Pueblo than Colorado Springs?
A one-bedroom is about $1,298 in Colorado Springs versus $979 in Pueblo. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $112 a month higher in Pueblo. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Pueblo have state income tax?
Pueblo is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Colorado Springs to Pueblo?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Colorado Springs → Pueblo move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.