Cost of living in Paonia, Colorado
Paonia, Colorado has about 1,661 people. Typical rent is $897 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $59,574 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $897 a month.
Paonia is a town in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $59,574 a year.
- People
- 1,661
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $897
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $59,574
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $343,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,266
- Delta County, CO
Paonia, Colorado has about 1,661 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $343,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Delta County is $1,266 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Paonia. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Colorado's prices sit at 103.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Paonia's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Paonia's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Colorado averaged $3.01 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 182 have higher typical rent than Paonia.
Nearby places
- Hotchkiss
Typical rent $1,300
Compare with Paonia - Cedaredge
Typical rent $1,213
Compare with Paonia - Orchard City
Typical rent $1,174
Compare with Paonia - Olathe
Typical rent $967
Compare with Paonia - Delta
Typical rent $990
Compare with Paonia - Montrose
Typical rent $1,197
Compare with Paonia - Crested Butte
Typical rent $1,365
Compare with Paonia - Carbondale
Typical rent $2,167
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Colorado
Bigger places in Colorado
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.