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2009 - preset. Any specific questions?
I agree a lot with Surfnole. He missed a couple things to do, but COS certainly doesn't have the "come visit and stay busy in town for a week" that Denver does. I would disagree on the access to snow skiing. We can more easily get to the southern ski locations (and they have less tourists) and the back roads to the I70 resorts is always the same travel time or less that fighting Denver's traffic each way. Have a minor league baseball and a new minor league soccer team. Olympic HQ for many programs and training facility.
Housing is going up fast.
Strong military presence. And conservative religious orgs so it's much more conservative than Denver.
Balanced out with the Manitou Springs witches and hippies. And they have a coffin race through town each year.
Pretty good schooling, esp on the North side of town.
You can commute to Denver Tech center, but that's an hour each way.
Zero open swimming options here.
I find winters mild with a couple "cold snaps" (like right now) and summers are very tolerable. We hit 100 several times a year, but the nights are cold and moderate the hot days. I don't even have AC in my house. About 3 days a year I wish I did.
Some food options, but not a foodie culture like Denver (not surprisingly), it is very chain oriented.
Big enough to stay busy, still has a bit of a small town feel but certainly not a "mountain city".
US News liked it a bit in their rankings. But there is at least one person on this board who will cry foul on that.
Oh, and our zoo is top notch. KILLS the Denver zoo and most others I have been to. You can hand feed giraffes at eye level.
I like it here.
Guess you've never been to Pueblo or Limon.My least favorite place in Colorado.
Great feedback, thanks everyone....Was not aware of some things, or which part of town to focus on....lack of nearby skiing is not a problem...hope to visit after the first of the year....thanks again...
It’s a nice enough place, but if you don’t have a specific reason to move to the Springs (job, family, military, meth, etc.) I still don’t get why you would choose it over Denver.
Makes sense...different strokes.
It’s a nice enough place, but if you don’t have a specific reason to move to the Springs (job, family, military, meth, etc.) I still don’t get why you would choose it over Denver.
Yep, the "brown cloud" as it is known there.Denver is butt ass ugly in the winter with the smog due the the valley and temperature inversion that traps the smog in the valley. You see nothing but grey/brown ground and sky for months of the year. Denver is a one hour visit from CS.
It depends on if you want big city living with pollution and traffic versus smaller city living maybe 1.25 hours away where you can visit the big city. Salary matters of course too.