Best PlacesBessemer, Pueblo, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bessemer, Pueblo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bessemer, Pueblo ranks 5,102nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bessemer, Pueblo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bessemer, Pueblo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bessemer, Pueblo ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Bessemer, Pueblo ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bessemer, Pueblo
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bessemer, Pueblo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,064, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bessemer, Pueblo's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bessemer, Pueblo
Bessemer, Pueblo runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bessemer, Pueblo.
Who works in Bessemer, Pueblo, and how
Work in Bessemer, Pueblo centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Bessemer, Pueblo
Bessemer, Pueblo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Bessemer, Pueblo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bessemer, Pueblo, month by month
Bessemer, Pueblo sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 31° | 15° |
| April | 73° | 53° | 34° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 75° | 54° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Bessemer, Pueblo
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bessemer, Pueblo
Schools across Bessemer, Pueblo average a D+, better than 17% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bessemer Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Columbian Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Minnequa Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corwin International Magnet SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- South High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Central High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bessemer, Pueblo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bessemer, Pueblo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bessemer, Pueblo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bessemer, Pueblo
Is Bessemer, Pueblo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bessemer, Pueblo ranks 5,102nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on thin health care access and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bessemer, Pueblo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,735. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $53,064 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Bessemer, Pueblo safe?
Bessemer, Pueblo is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $934 per resident a year.
Compare Bessemer, Pueblo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bessemer, Pueblo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bessemer, Pueblo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bessemer, Pueblo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bessemer, Pueblo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bessemer, Pueblo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bessemer, Pueblo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bessemer, Pueblo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bessemer, Pueblo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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