Colorado Springs - A Wonderful Place to Live

January 29, 2009 by New Home Connection

During 2008, Colorado Springs received numerous accolades and awards, supporting our belief that it is a wonderful place to live, work, and play. We have listed a few below. If you would like to have the full list, please let us know.

Colorado Springs is a Great Place to Live and Play

Awarded #5 "Best City to Live and Play" by Kiplinger Magazine - Read the full article here

Awarded #2 Fittest City by Men's Fitness Magazine

Colorado Springs loves dogs

Colorado Springs Loves Dogs

Colorado Springs residents love their dogs, and it shows in the fact that our fair city has won two awards for being a welcoming home to dogs and dog lovers.

Named "DogTownUSA® 2008" by Dog Fancy Magazine

Awarded #1 City Where Dogs are Happiest by Men's Health Magazine

Other Awards and Recognition

Awarded #1 Best Big City in Best Place to Live by Money Magazine - Ok, so this one was actually for the year 2006, but Money Magazine hasn't done another Top Ten Best Big Cities to live since then (their yearly Best Places to Live lists usually only include small cities), so we assume that means we're still the best!

Low Cost of Living
The cost of living in Colorado Springs is quite low when compared to the national average and high cost areas. The national average cost of living is given a vlaue of 100. Colorado is rated at 93.2% of the national average, whereas Los Angeles was rated at 146.5% of the national average. (According to Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation, 3rd Quarter 2008). Colorado Springs likely to have home price increases

The result is people from very low cost areas suffer a little sticker shock when arriving here. Others from average and higher cost areas see living here as a great bargain for such a nice place.

#7 City for Likely Home Price Increases - Forbes Magazine
This is a long-range prediction, but does show that home prices are close to bottoming and will rebound up sooner than other cities. It indicates that buying a home now, when prices are at or near bottom, will allow for a lot of future price appreciation and equity gain for savvy home buyers. Read the full article here.

Mountain log cabin for sale

Mountain Cabins and Second Homes

The mountain areas surrounding Colorado Springs offer (compared to Aspen, Vail, etc.) very affordable mountain retreat cabins and second homes, just a short drive from the urban amenities of Colorado Springs.

An example is this mountain log cabin retreat on one wooded acre in nearby Woodland Park, CO. See Woodland Park.

Welcome home soldiers!

We would like to thank the many soldiers returning from duty in Iraq. Thank you for doing so much for our country, and welcome home to Fort Carson and Colorado Springs. We have created a new website dedicated to Fort Carson, its soldiers and families, and supporting staff--HelloFortCarson.com. Take a look for introductory tours of Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, surrounding neighborhoods, homes, downtown fun, skiing, fishing, golf, and much more.

More New Homes Available

Colorado Springs new homes

We have recently added to our website nearly 100 new home models (with more to come) available in and around Colorado Springs. Our real estate website, NewHomeConnection.com, contains the best new home database available in Colorado Springs, with both interior and exterior photos. Most builders don't even offer that much on their websites! If you're in the market for a home—new or resale—NewHomeConnection.com is the only place to look. Visit our NewHomeConnection.com website now!