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City guide · Colorado
Moving to Colorado Springs, CO
Pikes Peak, military, more affordable than Denver.
Pop. 478kCost index 99.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,600/moMedian home $470kWalk score 35
Colorado Springs (metro area) has an overall price level 99.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
99.5Housing index
127.4Groceries index (modeled)
99.9Utilities index (modeled)
99.9Electricity rate
16.7 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.9Median home value (est.)
$470,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,600/moColorado unemployment is 3.9% with median household income $97k.
Unemployment rate
3.9%Median household income
$97,113Per-capita income
$54,531Labor-force participation
68.7%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberColorado Springs: median home value $470,000.
Home value
$470,000Rent
$1,600/moHomeownership rate
66.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
41/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowColorado 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.6%Per-pupil spending
$12,185Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
53.0%Notable universities
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