CITY PROFILE
Colorado Springs, CO
“Mountain views require tolerating brown skies and evangelical strip malls.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $457K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,767/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 7.4°C · warmest 20.3°C · coolest -3.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 402 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.03 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #80 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy80
- Affordable to rent71
- Climate comfort36
- Plenty of sunshine74
- Big-city amenities48
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.