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Retire To Colorado Springs, CO
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Colorado Springs, Colorado is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Colorado Springs, Colorado
Early morning scene in the Garden of the Gods outside Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Colorado Springs, Colorado


Colorado Springs Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Colorado Springs Metro Area blank blank 645,613
Colorado Springs 281,140 360,890 416,427



Colorado Springs
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$206,422-3.7%
Mar $213,960 . .
Feb $199,465 . .
Jan $204,678 . .
2011 .$214,414-2.4%
2010 .$219,6212.0%
2009 .$215,219-9.8%
2008 . $238,521 -6.5%
2007 . $254,991 0.1%
2006 . $254,853 9.2%
2005 . $233,406 1.7%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Colorado Springs GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $206,422 $276,000
Nearest Big City Denver na
Home Sales Price in Denver $231,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 89% of Denver home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Colorado Springs GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $206,422 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,180 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 11.7 times the annual rent 14.7



Colorado Springs
Cost of Living (2012)
100% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Colorado Springs Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.4% -- 15* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 106 days 21* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Colorado Springs Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 1,634
2009 1,317
2008 1,552
2007 2,679
2006 4,129
2005 6,249



Colorado Springs Interactive Maps


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