Colorado Springs was recently rated #1 Best Place to Live by Outside Magazine, and rated #3 most likely real estate  market to recover by Forbes.com. It  is a very popular relocation destination, due to it's reasonable cost of living (usually just below the national average), mild dry climate, central location, friendly people, and gorgeous scenery and recreational opportunities. Money Magazine and Men's Fitness Magazines have both rated Colorado Springs the #1 place to live in recent years as well. Home prices are usually within a few percent of the national average, with the average sale price in December of 2009 at $223,143, and the median (1/2 above, 1/2 below) at $192,500, up significantly from $198,644 and $173,000 respectively in January of 2009.

6/29/09 Affiliated Computer Services announced a new call center in the Verizon business campus on Garden of the Gods Road. Plans are to have 600 employees in this great west side location. http://www.acs-inc.com/
As of November 6, 2009, the newly approved tax incentives to buy a home make our market even more attractive.

Interested in relocating and buying a home in Colorado Springs?  The following link is for a package available free only to home buyers, and comes complete with a very detailed map that is virtually the same as the one used real estate agents!

Free Colorado Springs Home Buyers Relocation Package

  Visit our blog that talks all about living in Colorado Springs. Hundreds of postings, and lots of photos! Updated regularly, usually several times per week. Contains regular observations on life in Colorado Springs, including real estate information, area activities, school information, weather patterns, photos, links to important news, and more. Colorado Springs Real estate statistics are posted here monthly. Check out this post from January 10, 2010,  Colorado Springs School Comparison

One of our largest employers, Fort Carson, is growing! We thought we'd put the Fort Carson BHA table front and center for your convenience: Fort Carson BAH Rate Table Link

Ever use Google Earth? We have some "tours" created that allow you to take an "aerial tour" of Colorado Springs neighborhoods in 3D. Neighborhood Tours of Colorado Springs

2006 Ranked #1 Best Big City to Live in America by Money Magazine Money Magazine Article

Colorado Springs is located approximately an hour south of Denver , though the northern neighborhoods of the Springs are only ½ hour south of the southern areas of Denver . The Census Bureau estimated the population of El Paso County , which includes Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas, at approximately 585,000 as of March of 2008, or over 12% of the states population.  This includes all of El Paso County, but the Colorado Springs area also includes parts of Teller County and southern Douglas County . Some of the other communities that are considered part of the Colorado Springs area include Monument, Palmer Lake, Falcon, Peyton, Calhan, Ellicott, Widefield, Security, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Black Forest and Woodland Park.

            The city is located at the foot of Pikes Peak, and the western side of the city is bounded by the Pike National Forest and the Rampart Range . The official elevation of Colorado Springs is listed as 6,035 feet, but many neighborhoods in the northern part of the city are closer to 7,000 feet, while the elevation drops steadily as one heads south toward Pueblo . To the east lie the high plains, and it still common to see antelope grazing within view of the roads in eastern El Paso County .

Because of the unique position Colorado Springs enjoys geographically, with high mountains to the west and the Palmer Divide to the north, the climate is mild and semi-arid, with less than 16 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rain. We are blessed with 250 - 300 days of sunshine annually. While snow does fall sporadically from October to April, the average season is 45 inches, and most of that is in the months of March and April, and in general it melts quickly in our warm sun. Winter days are often in the 40’s or even 50’s, with sunshine. Summer often brings afternoon thunderstorms, our rainiest months are June and July most years. Daytime highs are usually in the 80’s with between 10 and 20 days reaching the 90’s, but cooling into the 50’s almost every night. Fall brings blazing golden aspens and clear blue sky days, with our first snow usually in October, just in time for Halloween. Colorado Springs Climate Data

The Colorado Springs economy is fairly diverse, with military and related industries being the largest single component. The Air Force Academy , Cheyenne Mountain , Peterson Air Force Base, Shriever Air Force Base, and Fort Carson all are located here. Many military and aerospace contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman and Boeing have operations here as well. Computer and electronics firms such as Atmel, Hewlett Packard, and Quantum have facilities here. Federal Express, Verizon and Front Range Software have software development operations here. Many prominent ministry non-profits are based in the Springs, including Focus on the Family, Compassion International, The Navigators, Every Home for Christ, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, The International Bible Society, The Christian Booksellers Association, ACSI, and others. The US Olympic Committee and the Olympic Training Center are here, along with many amateur athletic organizations. In the insurance and financial services sector, USAA , Progressive Insurance, CSAA and T Rowe Price all  have sizable operations here. There are many call center operations as well.

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