CITY PROFILE
Colorado Springs, CO
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Colorado Springs is a smaller metro where homes are among the most expensive in our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move here. You'll experience a temperate four-season climate with abundant sunshine and a dry climate, making for plenty of clear days year-round. If you value outdoor access and don't mind higher housing costs, the weather patterns here are genuinely appealing; if affordability is your priority, this metro will be a stretch.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $457K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,767/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 7.4°C · warmest 20.3°C · coolest -3.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 402 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.03 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #80 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy77
- Affordable to rent67
- Climate comfort36
- Plenty of sunshine73
- Big-city amenities81
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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