Colorado Springs is a wonderful place to live, work and play.
But, of course, if you live here, you already know that!
However, it’s always nice to be recognized and below is a culmination of the many locations across the web that have named Colorado Springs to the top of their list.
- Among “Top 100 Places to Live in America for 2010” according to RelocateAmerica.com
- National award winner for cultural diversity by constituency group of National League of Cities (2010)
- The Broadmoor voted as Top Golf Resort in the U.S. by Golf Magazine (2014)
- Garden of the Gods voted by TripAdvisor as #1 park in the country and #2 in the world (2014)
- #1 “Best Place to Live” on OutsideOnline.com (2009)
- One of the Top 10 Ci ties for Retirement, according to Money Magazine (2013)
- 2nd in the nation for military veterans and their families to call home, by Livability.com (2011)
- 2nd Safest City in the United States according to insuranceProviders.com (2012)
- 2nd “Greatest Public Place”: Garden of the Gods, picked by the American Planning Associaton (2011)
- 2nd for “Pet Friendly Ci es: America’s Best Places to Live with Pets” by Livability.com (2010)
- 3rd of “Top 60 U.S. Hotspots for Young, Talented Workers” by Next Cities (2009)
- 4th “Least Angry City in America” by Men’s Health (2011)
- 4th “Best Value City” according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (2011)
- 5th in family fun and ac vi es among 150 largest U.S. cities according to WalletHub (2014)
- 5th as a “Great City for Young Adults” by Kiplinger (2011)
- 5th for “Best Places to Live” by MoneyRates.com (2012)
- 6th Best Weekend Getaway by U.S. News and World Report (2012)
- 6th in the nation for Energy Star certified schools with 45, and 24th in the nation for most Energy Star certified buildings at 16,500 (2012)
- 6th “Most Wired City” by Forbes.com (2010)
- 6th on Forbes list of Top 10 housing markets for investors (2010)
- 6th market most likely to appreciate, also per Forbes (2010)
- #6: “UCCS – Best Regional Public Universities” by U.S. News and World Report (2010)
- #6: “UCCS College of Engineering – Nat’l. Undergrad. Programs” by U.S. News and World Report (2009)
- 6th of 109 mid-sized markets for “The Good Life”, says PorColio.com (2010)
- 7th out of the 100 largest cites in America for most house for $1,000,000 per Trulia (2014)
- 7th on Builder Magazine’s Top 20 list of projected healthiest markets in 2012 (2011)
- 8th out of the 150 largest cites in America for “wallet wellness” of physical, emotional and financial health, per WalletHub
- 8th “Healthiest State in the Nation” from United Health Foundation survey (2011)
- 8th out of 100 of America’s “Safest Cities for Children” by Forbes (2011)
- 9th “Best City for a Datacenter” according to The Boyd Company location analysis (2012)
- 9th for recovery in the current economic downturn, according to Brookings Institute (2011)
- #9: “America’s Best Midsize Metropolitan Area” by MSNBC (2010)
- Colorado picked as the 10th best state for road trips by WalletHub (2014)
- 10th for “Best Teeth” by Men’s Health Magazine (2010)
- 11th in Best Drivers Report by Allstate (2011)
- 14th “Safest City in America” by FreeBackgroundChecksUSA.com (2010)
- In Top 15 U.S. Citi es for Cleanest Air, by American Lung Association (2012)
- 14th out of 100 of the country’s largest housing markets poised for a rebound, forecasted by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence (2010)
- 15th “Brainiest City”, thought PortFolio.com (2010)
- 15th “Best City for Families” according to Paren ng.com (2011)
- 17th “Most Secure Place to Live” by Farmers Insurance Group (2011)
- 18th “Friendliest Bike City in America” by Bicycling magazine (2010)
- 18th “Greenest City” in the US with at least 100,000 people (2011)
(Statistics courtesy of Empire Title of Colorado Springs)
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