Relocation Guide

    COLORADO SPRINGS

    We’ve pulled together links to connect you with the county, city, home builders, Realtors, school districts, safety information, parks and more.

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    HISTORY | ART | CULTURE 

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    AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

    Colorado Springs consistently ranks at the top of a variety of national and international lists.

    • No. 1 – Money, “Big Cities to Live In”
    • No. 1 – Outside Magazine, “Best Town”
    • No. 1 – Forbes, “America’s Most Pet-Friendly City”
    • No. 1 – Men’s Health, “Best Cities for Dogs”
    • No. 2 – Men’s Fitness, “Fittest City in America”
    • No. 2 – Women’s Health, “The Best Places to Live for Women”
    • No. 2 – Livability, “Cities for Veterans”
    • No. 2 – InsuranceProviders.com, “Safest City in the United States”
    • No. 3 – Hellawella, “Fitness-Focused Cities”
    • No. 3 – Men’s Fitness, “Top Sports Town”
    • No. 3 – Earth Day Network, “Best Places to Live”
    • No. 3 – Car and Driver, “Top 10 Best Drivers’ Cities”
    • No. 3 – FedSmith, “Best Southwest City for Defense Jobs”
    • No. 5 – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, “Best Cities to Live, Work and Play”
    • No. 5 – Kiplinger, “Great City for Young Adults”
    • No. 5 – MSNBC, “Best Cities to Live, Work and Play”
    • No. 6 – Forbes, “America’s Most Wired Cities”
    • No. 7 – American Lung Association, “ Cleanest U.S. Cities”
    • No. 7 – Backpacker Magazine, “Best Places to Raise an Outdoor Kid”
    • No. 8 – Business Week, “Best Places to Start Over”
    • No. 8 – Sunset Magazine, “Fittest City in the West”
    • No. 9 – Forbes, “America’s Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities”
    • No. 10 – Forbes, “Best Places for Business and Careers”
    • Top 10 – Fox News, “Least Obese Metro Areas”
    • Top 10 – Kiplinger, “Great Cities for College Grads”
    • Top 10 – U.S. News and World Report, “Green Places to Retire”
    • No. 10 – GALLUP – 2012 Least Obese Metro Area
    • No. 11 – ERC & Primacy Relocation, “Best Places to Relocate”
    • No. 11 – The Boyd Company, “Best Places to Build a Data Center”
    • No. 13 – The Advocate “Gayest City”
    • No. 12 – Cooking Light Magazine, “America’s Healthiest Cities”
    • No. 14 – FreeBackgroundChecksUSA.com, “Safest Cities in America for 2010”
    • No. 15 – Portfolio Magazine, “America’s Top 25 Smartest Cities”
    • No. 15 – Partenting.com, “Best City for Families”
    • No. 17 – Farmer Insurance Group, “Most Secure Places to Live”
    • No. 17 – RelocateAmerica, “Top 100 Places to Live”
    • Top 25 – American Style, “Mid-Sized U.S. City Art Destination”
    • CNN Money’s – 10 Best Places to Retire 2013