Reviews & Comments
Colorado Springs, CO
correction -
11/1/2017I misspoke, sales tax is 8.25%
Colorado Springs, CO
Moved here for Grandchildren -
10/26/2017Have lived here for 4 years now, moving from Northwestern Pennsylvania. I want to go back! Car registration for 2000 GMC pickup per year- $95.00, 2007 Ford 500 -$100 and 2013 Ford F150- $295.00. Car insurance 6 month premium for GMC and Ford 500 is $600.00, $350 per 6 months for Ford F150.
Two of our vehicles have hail damage, our house, garage and sheds sustained $22,000 hail damage last year. We paid extra for a "hail resistant" roofing system when we got it replaced to minimize having to reroof it before we can leave. By the way, our roof was replaced in 2010 before we bought it because of hail.
Colorado Springs boasts over 300 days of sunshine. Our experience has been yes, it starts out sunny each day, then the clouds roll off the mountains because the mountains create the weather and the storms start up each afternoon with the potential for hail possible, not each day mind you but enough to keep you on your toes.
Wind deserves it's own mention because it's always present.
The wind drives the tumbleweeds, the garbage cans and the smoke from western fires towards us.
Having lived in Pa all my life, my body is used to the plants, pollen and allergy inducing things there, Not HERE. The smoke from fires causes sniffling and itchy eyes and throats plus the various western plants that we are not used to.
We miss our maple syrup season, strawberry season, peaches, corn on the cob, apple season, grape season and our woods, lakes, streams and trees.
We were going to move to woodland park, but the mountains like to catch fire. We were going to move to black forest, but it catches fire. We live in the plains now.
We bought our manufactured house on 9 acres for 232,500 in 2013 and zillow zestimates it at 314,000 now.
Traffic is crazy! The city is trying to fix the roads.
Sales tax in the city is 8.75% including clothes, candy and pop. In the county where we live it is 5.13%. They want to pass a tax on how many miles a person drives each year to generate more money.
Most shopping centers have people sitting in cars watching what you do so they can see if you might have something they want, if so, they will break into your car.
We run a humidifier most days because it is so dry. Your hair dries out, your skin is itchy and static electricity is a constant companion.
On the positive note, our property has a full unobstructed view of the whole mountain range and we have peace and quiet because we travel over 20 miles one way to get to our jobs in the city.