Colorado Springs ranked 4th Best Large City to Live in by WalletHub.  The study compared the attractiveness of the 62 largest U.S. cities in terms 31 relevant metrics, including measures of livability, health- and education-system quality, economic growth and tax burden. More Information

Colorado ranked 4th Fastest Growing Economy by 24/7 Wall Street.  Colorado’s GDP growth rate of 4.1% in 2014 was third in the country. In 2015, Colorado’s 3.6% GDP growth rate was fourth largest. Colorado’s population grew by nearly 2% in 2015, second fastest in the country and well above the national population growth rate of […]

Colorado Springs received an Overall Friendliness rating of B+ from Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey.  The study gathered data from small business owners, providing insights into state and local business environments across the nation. More Information

Colorado received an Overall Friendliness rating of A from Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey.  The study gathered data from small business owners, providing insights into state and local business environments across the nation. More Information

Colorado ranked 5nd Best Economy according to WalletHub.  The ranking compared each of the 50 states—plus the District of Colombia—across 23 metrics ranging from GDP growth and business startup activity to venture-capital funding per-capita and percentage of jobs held by scientists and engineers. Each measure was weighted and divided into one of three categories: economic activity, […]

Colorado ranked 5th Best State for Innovation by WalletHub.  The study measured innovation potential in every state by aggregating seven equally weighted factors, including elements like the percentage of jobs in high-tech industries, percentage of jobs held by scientists and engineers and venture-capital funding per capita.  Entrepreneurial activity, the percentage of the adult population in the […]

Colorado Springs ranked 7th Amazing City You’ve Never Thought to Live In, But Should by Huffington Post.  The annual survey analyzed 260 cities of all sizes, ranking them on nine factors including diversity of residents, ease of commuting, average earnings and median rents. More Information

Colorado Springs ranked 14th Best city for STEM graduates according to NerdWallet.  The ranking analyzed the nation’s 330 largest metro areas, examining the most recent federal data available from the BLS on salaries, concentration of STEM jobs and unemployment rate, as well as U.S. Census Bureau data on the cost of median monthly rent in […]

Colorado Springs ranked 2nd Most Desirable Place to Live by U.S. News & World Report readers.  U.S. News & World Report asked people across the country to decide where they preferred to live out of the 100 largest metro regions. More Information

Colorado Springs ranked 22nd Most Educated City by ValuePenguin.  The survey included educational attainment, education and poverty, school quality, and education and employment. More Information