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Colorado Springs is a big city of 487,887 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's part of the Colorado Springs, CO area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $2k a month.
487,887people
$453kTypical home
$1,648/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
53"Snow
285Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 487,887
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,414 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Colorado Springs, CO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,854/mo)
- Median rent $1,648/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (678 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to COS airport
- 5 mi to COS (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,401 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Paso County: R+10 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk