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Best places to live in Greater Colorado Springs

11 places with 571,982 residents within about 25 km of Colorado Springs, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Colorado Springs, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Fort Carson
    Colorado, 13,813 residents    58
  2. 2Manitou Springs
    Colorado, 5,334 residents    57
  3. 3Security-Widefield
    Colorado, 32,882 residents    55
  4. 4Black Forest
    Colorado, 13,116 residents    54
  5. 5Air Force Academy
    Colorado, 6,680 residents    53
  6. 6Stratmoor
    Colorado, 6,900 residents    52
  7. 7Colorado Springs
    Colorado, 456,568 residents    50
  8. 8Gleneagle
    Colorado, 6,611 residents    48
  9. 9Cascade-Chipita Park
    Colorado, 1,655 residents    47
  10. 10Fountain
    Colorado, 27,767 residents    47

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For retired couples

  1. 1Black Forest
    Colorado, 13,116 residents    58
  2. 2Fort Carson
    Colorado, 13,813 residents    56
  3. 3Security-Widefield
    Colorado, 32,882 residents    55
  4. 4Fountain
    Colorado, 27,767 residents    50
  5. 5Colorado Springs
    Colorado, 456,568 residents    50
  6. 6Stratmoor
    Colorado, 6,900 residents    50
  7. 7Air Force Academy
    Colorado, 6,680 residents    49
  8. 8Gleneagle
    Colorado, 6,611 residents    48
  9. 9Manitou Springs
    Colorado, 5,334 residents    45

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For remote workers

  1. 1Fort Carson
    Colorado, 13,813 residents    60
  2. 2Security-Widefield
    Colorado, 32,882 residents    57
  3. 3Colorado Springs
    Colorado, 456,568 residents    56
  4. 4Black Forest
    Colorado, 13,116 residents    55
  5. 5Manitou Springs
    Colorado, 5,334 residents    54
  6. 6Fountain
    Colorado, 27,767 residents    54
  7. 7Air Force Academy
    Colorado, 6,680 residents    53
  8. 8Stratmoor
    Colorado, 6,900 residents    52
  9. 9Gleneagle
    Colorado, 6,611 residents    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Colorado Springs
    Colorado, 456,568 residents    77
  2. 2Stratmoor
    Colorado, 6,900 residents    68
  3. 3Manitou Springs
    Colorado, 5,334 residents    66
  4. 4Security-Widefield
    Colorado, 32,882 residents    65
  5. 5Fort Carson
    Colorado, 13,813 residents    63
  6. 6Fountain
    Colorado, 27,767 residents    59
  7. 7Air Force Academy
    Colorado, 6,680 residents    56
  8. 8Black Forest
    Colorado, 13,116 residents    55
  9. 9Gleneagle
    Colorado, 6,611 residents    53
  10. 10Cascade-Chipita Park
    Colorado, 1,655 residents    43

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For single professionals

  1. 1Colorado Springs
    Colorado, 456,568 residents    68
  2. 2Stratmoor
    Colorado, 6,900 residents    56
  3. 3Security-Widefield
    Colorado, 32,882 residents    47
  4. 4Fort Carson
    Colorado, 13,813 residents    44
  5. 5Fountain
    Colorado, 27,767 residents    43
  6. 6Gleneagle
    Colorado, 6,611 residents    34
  7. 7Air Force Academy
    Colorado, 6,680 residents    33
  8. 8Black Forest
    Colorado, 13,116 residents    33

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Colorado Springs
    Colorado, 456,568 residents    33
  2. 2Security-Widefield
    Colorado, 32,882 residents    32
  3. 3Stratmoor
    Colorado, 6,900 residents    31
  4. 4Fort Carson
    Colorado, 13,813 residents    31
  5. 5Manitou Springs
    Colorado, 5,334 residents    30
  6. 6Fountain
    Colorado, 27,767 residents    29
  7. 7Black Forest
    Colorado, 13,116 residents    25
  8. 8Gleneagle
    Colorado, 6,611 residents    25
  9. 9Air Force Academy
    Colorado, 6,680 residents    23

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Towns in Greater Colorado Springs