Of 10 major Front Range counties in Colorado, Pueblo County has the cheapest cost of living in nearly all key categories — with the exception of health care costs being the most expensive and transportation running slightly higher than El Paso and Denver counties.
The county’s standing makes sense because Puebloans earn less than Coloradans in other communities. At $102,000 as of April 1, according to federal government statistics, Pueblo County households have the lowest area median income of the 10 counties The Gazette is comparing.
El Paso County’s area median income is $112,000, seven Denver-area counties are at $140,100, and Boulder sits atop the corridor at $150,000, according to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…