Colorado Springs, CO Rankings


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Colorado Springs, CO is a beautiful city located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. According to the rankings by Best Places, Colorado Springs has an excellent quality of life and is one of the safest cities in America. The city has a population of 464,474 and a very low crime rate. It also ranks high in terms of its education system with a great selection of public schools and universities. The city also offers plenty of outdoor activities such as hiking trails and national parks for visitors to explore. With its moderate cost of living, plenty of job opportunities, and diverse cultural attractions, it's easy to see why Colorado Springs is ranked so highly on these lists.

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#2 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#3 Best Cities After Military Service
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#15 America's Riskiest Online Cities
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#17 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)
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#18 2005 Best Places to Live
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#44 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#53 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#55 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#61 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#63 2005 High Gas Prices
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#70 Best Green Cities
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#76 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#81 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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