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

Colorado Springs ranked 23rd Happiest City by 24/7 Wall Street.  The index incorporated a range of metrics grouped into five essential categories: the purpose, social, financial, community, and physical elements of well-being. More Information

Colorado Springs Downtown has been ranked 9th Best by Livability.com.  The ranking looked at places with low vacancy rates, new development, an influx of people into new space, culture and nightlife, rising population and incomes, city’s Walk Score, measures of affordability and a diversity index. More Information

Colorado ranked 4th Happiest State by according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.  The survey took place over the past year with over 177,000 participants from across the country taking part in random phone surveys with questions regarding a sense of purpose, have supportive relationships, financially secure, satisfied with the community in which they live, and are […]

Colorado Springs ranked 5th Best Place to Live by U.S. News & World Report.  The 100 most populous cities were analyzed to find the best places to live. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, have a strong job market and a […]

Colorado Springs was recognized as a “Great American Defense Community“ by The Association of Defense Communities.  Communities were acknowledged for the unique contributions cities, counties and regions make to improve quality of life for service members, veterans and their families. More Information