My family and I want to move to Colorado Springs, and I was wondering what are any suburb towns around that area that are close enough to drive into the city for work and that may be a little less expensive to live in, I am not really used to driving in snow so I don't want to live too far outside of town, or on any bad mountain roads. Also what are the areas of Colorado Springs that are nicer to live in and visit. I am moving from a town that has a pretty high crime rate so I am kind of tired of dealing with scumbags (at least in high numbers) thanks for any help.
2007-08-30 11:11:04 · 5 answers · asked by brent0331 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Denver
also we are looking into apartments for the first couple of months of living there, so what are some nice apartments that allow dogs over 40 lbs. and that are around the 700 or less price range. in a good area.
2007-08-31 05:20:10 · update #1
I don't mean to discourage you but ...
Get yourself a map of C Springs and follow these instructions:
Do not buy or rent beyond the area enclosed by these streets:
East of Circle Drive
West of I-25
South of Platte Avenue
North is pretty much open.
Now, there are pockets of nice neighborhoods outside this square but you have to do some research. Many new developments have become instant slums, esp. to the east and south of the city.
Interesting, I don't know HOW you're going to avoid hills during the winter. The entire city is hills, bluffs, and mesas. Snow is actually pretty rare here, but when we get it, we generally get WACKED.
Other than dealing with people and the traffic and the cone-zones, you have to watch for the areas that are susceptible to flash flooding, landslides, or coal mine collapse.
Water availability is dicey, we just got off water restrictions (we are high desert) that should have continued through the next five summers. Our city council and utilities are a flaky bunch where that's concerned. Well, heck, they're flaky with EVERY concern.
Get online to the Independent and read some of the back issues, it'll give you a fair idea of the attitudes of the sane people that live here. They've toned down from their "shake everything up" beginnings tho':
http://www.csindy.com/csindy/current/
Also the Citizen's Project:
http://www.citizensproject.org/
I'd give you the link to the city daily, The Gazette. But they're quite the conservative rag. The joke is they're owned by Focus on the Family.
Real Estate, whether you're buying or renting, is prohibitively expensive. We have one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country.
Jobs are generally low paying.
Our saying is "YOU pay for the view."
Speaking for myself, I live in the foothills and come down into C Springs as little a humanly possible. But that'd be same no matter where I lived.
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2007-09-01 12:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
East of Powers Blvd. (one of the main "drags") is FULL of new homes, generally on the less expensive side. There really aren't any surrounding areas, as most of the surrounding areas are STILL Colorado Springs. Fountain/Security is quite a bit less expensive than living in the Springs, but that wouldn't be my first choice for a neighborhood (older, slightly higher crime rate).
We rarely get so much snow that it is difficult to drive in. Getting out of your neighborhood is generally the most difficult! The climate is mild, very dry and with an altitude of 6,000 feet + takes some getting used to at first.
Get a good real estate agent, visit for longer than a couple of days and get a feel for the different neighborhoods here. There is a HUGE variety, from downtown to Manitou Springs to "out east".
Good luck!
2007-08-31 11:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by evilcookielady 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Except for downtown ,Colorado springs is mostly all suburbs, it sprawls out. Search Colorado Springs on Google Maps and you'll see what I mean. The area is mostly pretty flat, no mtn. roads unless you go west of the interstate. You already got answers about the winters on a previous ?
2007-08-30 21:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I guess it depends on why you are moving here. Fountain is less expensive and parts of it are nice but parts really aren't. The old North end of town, near UCCS, is inexpensive with good interstate access. If you live on the new north side you will spend hours in traffic!
2007-08-31 16:38:57 · answer #4 · answered by europa312 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are none. I am from COS and there isn't enough water to go around for us that are here. Please stay where you are at.
The neighborhoods in COS are all not good, because you will be taking up some of my badly needed water.
2007-09-01 01:32:00 · answer #5 · answered by litecandles 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋