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    Moving to Colorado Springs, CO

    Is Colorado Springs a good place to live?

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    Colorado Springs ranks #22 of 34 Colorado cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (40/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.7% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $420,700
    +9.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,562
    per month
    Household income
    $83,198
    median
    Unemployment
    5.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Colorado Springs

    The median home value in Colorado Springs is $420,700 and median rent is $1,562 a month, against a median household income of $83,198. Homes cost about 5.1× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Colorado Springs crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Colorado the 2025 rate was 438 violent and 2,235 property crimes per 100,000 people — #2 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Colorado Springs, CO

    Colorado Springs has about 483,099 residents, 5.5% unemployment and 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Colorado Springs with

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    More: Where to move in Colorado · Best counties in Colorado

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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