Why Seek Colorado Springs Homes in Best Place to Live
U.S. News & World Report once again put us on its top Best Places to Live list. This year we are #5. And The Springs also came out #2 Most Desirable City. It is no wonder so many are seeking to buy Colorado Springs homes. The magazine explains some of those reasons. Colorado Springs offers “a low cost of living, a low unemployment rate and a variety of recreation and entertainment options.”
Buyers want to invest in a winning city, especially an area with so many stabilizing attributes. Colorado Springs homes are available in so many beautiful neighborhoods—from urban historic to subdivisions tucked into the pristine natural scenery to master-planned communities, equestrian subdivisions, and small farms and ranches. The community is home to a selection of military bases, well-known employers, high ranking colleges and schools, marvelous regional and neighborhood parks, bicycle trails along with natural and cultural attractions.
Downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City are very walkable areas of the city. There are miles of bicycle and hiking trails streaming north/south through the city. Mountain Metro Transit runs along the major thoroughfares and to Downtown. Neighborhoods also features trail systems connecting to schools and parks.
Excellent attractions bring visitors to the city and keep them here in the Pikes Peak Region. Experience Cave of the Winds, Garden of the Gods, or Cripple Creek. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Glen Erie Castle, the Manitou Incline, Olympic Complex. And there are the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Pikes Peak Highway, and the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park.
U.S. News Study
U.S. News analyzed a hundred cities in the United States. They studied the quality of life, job market, value of living, and also measured the desire of people to live in each city. Colorado Springs scored 7.4 out of 10 including the following factors: Desirability 10, Value 7.6, Job Market 6.7, Quality of Life 6.5, and Net Migration 7.0.
Colorado Springs is home to 669,070; the Average Annual Salary is $46,520; temperatures average 62.1 degrees for highs and 35.7 degrees for lows, and 16.5 inches of rainfall annually. The Median Age is 34.1. The median home price is $221,725.
Other cities ranking in the top ten Best Places to Live include Denver, Austin, Fayetteville AR, Raleigh/Durham, Boise, Seattle, Washington DC, San Francisco, and San Jose.
Colorado Springs REMAX Agents
If you are interested in joining the party of buyers interested in Colorado Springs homes for sale, please contact top REMAX Realtor Ann Heiring at (719) 440-1010 or Toll Free at (800) 246-8978.
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