According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Colorado Springs has an overall cost of living index of 107 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Colorado, Colorado Springs has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Colorado's index of 112.
The standard of living in Colorado Springs ranks as #3,868 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Colorado. By definition, that implies Colorado Springs ranks as the #2,551 most expensive place in the Centennial State.
Living Expense | Colorado Springs | Colorado | National Average | |
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Overall | 107 | 112 | 100 | |
Services | 105 | 104 | 100 | |
Groceries | 99 | 103 | 100 | |
Health | 106 | 103 | 100 | |
Housing | 114 | 133 | 100 | |
Transportation | 111 | 108 | 100 | |
Utilities | 100 | 87 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Colorado, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Colorado Springs | Colorado | United States |
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Median Home Value | $294,500 | $369,900 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,196 | $1,335 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $67,719 | $75,231 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.3x | 4.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
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Shampoo | $1.0 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.91 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.48 | $14.67 |
Item | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
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Ground Beef | $4.33 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.76 | $2.05 |
Item | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
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Haircut | $19.51 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $42.9 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.22 | $2.34 |
Item | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
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Potatoes | $2.64 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.51 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.8 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $114.08 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $126.71 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $105.77 | $99.13 |
Item | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
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Gasoline | $2.41 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $54.19 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $165.12 | $167.67 |
Phone | $182.16 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Colorado Springs |
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Security-Widefield, CO | 38,645 | 104 | 1.0x |
Fountain, CO | 30,240 | 105 | 1.0x |
Cimarron Hills, CO | 18,981 | 99 | 0.9x |
Fort Carson, CO | 16,243 | 117 | 1.1x |
Black Forest, CO | 13,103 | 142 | 1.3x |
Woodmoor, CO | 8,474 | 130 | 1.2x |
Woodland Park, CO | 7,943 | 113 | 1.1x |
Monument, CO | 7,691 | 125 | 1.2x |
Air Force Academy, CO | 6,368 | 121 | 1.1x |
Gleneagle, CO | 6,256 | 120 | 1.1x |