Area data
Colorado springs, CO — ZIP 80921
Population: 26,551 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $716,914
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +0.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +11.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +67.6%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $747,510
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- -1.1%
- Days to pending
- 60 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 55
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,917/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +1.1%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,950/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,210/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 9
- Elementary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 3
- Charter schools
- 4
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, winterWeather, hail, inlandFlooding, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 46.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 33.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 20.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 39.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 47
- Days with Good air quality
- 240
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 9.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (21 mi)
- Nearest airport
- USAF Academy Airfield (AFF) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 45
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +933 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,005
- Median annual property tax
- $3,545
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 90.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 252,247
- Average weekly wage
- $1,228
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,733
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