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Colorado Springs, CO · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs ranks T#27 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 80 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #2 of 6 in Colorado.

affordability score
80
Very Fun
National rank
T#27 of 134
In Colorado
#2 of 6
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Colorado Springs sits 30 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Colorado Springs

  1. #25 Omaha, NE 82
  2. #26 Hilton Head Island, SC 81
  3. T#27 Colorado Springs, CO — this page 80
  4. #29 Fremont, CA 79
  5. #30 San Jose, CA 78

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs scores 51 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: