Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs has been ranked #1 in Money Magazine's BEST PLACES TO LIVE issue for large cities with over 300,000 in population. Although residents here do not consider this a big city, they'll take the recognition. Colorado Springs boasts over 300 days of sunshine, a physically fit community (recently ranked 3rd for AMERICA'S FITTEST CITIES 2005, by Men's Fitness Magazine), great schools, a mild climate, low humidity, and most importantly, friendly people.

Affordable housing can be found in Colorado Springs, Colorado with the median price being $192,500, and an average sales price of $260,000, but HURRY since the word is out! This city is also home to 5 military installations, including the United States Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base and NORAD. Colorado Springs is home to the United States Olympic Training Center (its high altitude makes training here optimal) and the world famous Broadmoor Hotel. This city is a beautiful 45 minute drive south of Denver and located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with gorgeous mountain views throughout the city. You can find America's ONLY mountain zoo here, a 14,110 ft Pikes Peak mountain that you can hike, run or drive up to the summit (13 miles one way!) Many people move to Colorado Springs to enjoy its year-round beauty, its friendly residents, and most of all, its beautiful homes.