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West · Colorado · pop 490K

Colorado Springs, CO

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CO, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,117 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,326 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,234 left over.

Expect summer highs near 85°F, winter lows around 18°F, and about 247 sunny days a year.

Reported crime rates sit below most cities in this dataset.

AFFORD 88HOUSIN 48JOBS 60SAFETY 64CLIMAT 85AMENIT 51

The Colorado Springs fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,883/mo

Typical rent

$1,560/mo

Home value ÷ income

5.8×

Score breakdown

Affordability
88
Housing
48
Jobs
60
Safety
64
Climate
85
Amenities
51

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,470/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,560/mo
Median home value
$450,000
Median household income
$77,000
Population
490,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.8%
Job growth (1yr)
1.7%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
500
Property crime rate
2,900

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
85°F
Avg. winter low
18°F
Sunny days / year
247
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈2/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈4/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈12/yr
Annual rain
17"
Annual snow
38"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
R+10
Int'l airport
≈70 mi
Walkability
35/100
Disaster risk
42/100
Buying instead of renting? Colorado's effective property tax runs about 0.45% of home value per year (≈$169/mo on the median $450,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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