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What Is It Like to Live in Colorado Springs?

What it costs to live in Colorado Springs, and how it compares with other Colorado cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

36

36th best value in Colorado

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Colorado cities.

Overall livability

39

32nd overall in Colorado

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Colorado Springs is home to about 475,282 people. A typical home runs $324,100 and a household earns around $72,000, a price-to-income ratio of 4.5. Among Colorado's largest cities, it ranks 36th for value and 32nd overall.

Colorado Springs at a glance

Median home price

$324,100

24th in CO of 48

Median rent

$1,300/mo

Median household income

$72,000

Home price to income

4.5x

Unemployment

5.9%

41st in CO of 48

School rating

6/10

28th in CO of 48

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in CO of 48

Walk score

59/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Colorado only. Updated 2026.