Colorado Springs, CO

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Climate

July average high

87°F

January average low

19°F

Annual rainfall

15.9 in

Annual snowfall

32.5 in

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Colorado Springs Muni Ap (9 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Colorado Springs ranks

• #11 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 78.1
• #12 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 87.3
• #19 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 71.0
• #22 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 63.4
• #26 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 71.1
• #31 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 62.8
• #50 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 52.8
• #52 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 46.3
• #72 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 38.1

Local facts

Median household income

$83,198

Median rent

$1,562 / mo

Median home value

$420,700

Median age

35.6

Unemployment

5.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.9%

Poverty rate

9.3%

Renter-occupied homes

38.7%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

187

Students enrolled

91,212

Students per teacher

16.4 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

35.9%

Charter schools

19.8%

School districts serving the city

13

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Districts: Colorado Springs School District No. 11 In The County Of E, Academy School District No. 20 In The County Of El Paso An, Harrison School District No. 2 In The County Of El Paso An, El Paso County Colorado School District 49, School District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

28.7%

No leisure-time physical activity

19.3%

Adults with diabetes

8.6%

Adults who smoke

11.3%

Frequent mental distress

18.2%

Sleeping under 7 hours

35.4%

Adults without health insurance

9.9%

Routine checkup in past year

73.7%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

76.8%

Share of city that is parkland

11.1%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

13.0

Median air quality index (county)

46

Unhealthy air days (county)

0

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

94.2%

Households with no internet

4.2%

Average commute

22.8 min

Work from home

16.1%

Commute by transit

0.5%

Commute on foot

1.8%

Commute by bike

0.5%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates El Paso County as relatively moderate overall for natural hazard risk, with 3 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Winter weather: very high
• Wildfire: relatively high
• Hail: relatively high
• Lightning: very high

ZIP codes

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