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Alamosa, CO vs Pueblo West, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Pueblo West or is it cheaper to live in Alamosa?
- Pueblo West is 10.9% more expensive than Alamosa.

Which city has more affordable housing, Pueblo West or Alamosa?
- Pueblo West housing costs are 63.3% more expensive than Alamosa housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Alamosa or is Health Care more affordable in Pueblo West.
- Health related expenses are 6.6% less in Pueblo West.
 Alamosa, COPueblo West, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock90.3100
 Food & Groceries99.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.3100
 Housing67.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$286,800$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock98.8100
 Miscellaneous97.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Pueblo West    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I loved Pueblo West it's a very good place to live and race  More

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Like any place, Pueblo West has its pros and cons. Having lived here for 7 years, I feel qualified to give an honest assessment on the quality of life here.   More

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Over 13 years ago

Most people thing winter in Colorado is cold and snowy, but here in Pueblo West (that's just west of Pueblo) we are kept warmer because of the mountains, when we have a  More

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