Pueblo, Colorado

• According to PayScale.com, Pueblo has the lowest cost of living of any major city in Colorado. Pueblo's cost of living is 13 percent lower than the national average, with Colorado Springs coming in second at 7 percent below the average. Denver is 5 percent above the average while Boulder is 21 percent higher.
  
  

Unemployment

• According to the August, 2009 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pueblo's unemployment rate is 8.9 percent, just a fraction above Colorado Springs' at 8.3 percent. Some of Pueblo's largest employers are Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil and General Motors.
  
  

Housing

• As of August 17, 2009, the median price of housing in Pueblo was $104,900
  
  

About Pueblo

• The 2000 U.S. Census places Pueblo's population at 102,121 people with 55 percent being not Hispanic or Latino and 44 percent Hispanic or Latino. Average temperatures run from a high of 91 degrees in July to a low of 14 degrees in January. It is located 103 miles southeast of Denver.
  
  

Attractions

• Pueblo is home to Colorado State University at Pueblo, the Pueblo Reservoir and the Pueblo Zoo. Pueblo also hosts the annual Colorado State Fair in August.