Colorado Springs vs Provo
Metro-area medians — Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area vs Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Provo comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.
Colorado Springs and Provo cost about the same to live in, but Provo households earn about 11% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Provo.
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On $75,000 for just you, Provo leaves you about $687/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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Colorado Springs vs Provo — frequently asked
- Is Colorado Springs cheaper than Provo?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Colorado Springs and Provo metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Colorado Springs or Provo?
- Provo has the higher median household income — $101,014 versus $90,760 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 11% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Colorado Springs or Provo?
- A paycheck stretches further in Provo. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $102,832 there versus $90,123 in Colorado Springs.
- Which has cheaper rent, Colorado Springs or Provo?
- Provo has cheaper rent — a median of $1,611/mo versus $1,761/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).