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Colorado Springs, CO
Overall rank: 24
Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city, is 80 miles south of Denver's International Airport and about 90 minutes east of popular ski resorts. Employment in the Colorado Springs metro peaked in the first quarter of last year. Gross metropolitan product in the second quarter was down just 2.7% from the peak in the third quarter of last year. Home prices were flat in the second quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. And the unemployment rate in June was 8.3%, up 2.4 points from a year earlier. (Please see below for the various criteria used by the Brookings Institution to determine the overall ranking.)
Job growth (since peak) rank: 52
Gross Metro Product (since peak) rank: 20
Unemployment change (year over year) rank: 10
Home price change (year over year) rank: 43
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Business Week Strongest US Metro Economies
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25 of 42 next slide previous slide
Colorado Springs, CO
Overall rank: 24
Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city, is 80 miles south of Denver's International Airport and about 90 minutes east of popular ski resorts. Employment in the Colorado Springs metro peaked in the first quarter of last year. Gross metropolitan product in the second quarter was down just 2.7% from the peak in the third quarter of last year. Home prices were flat in the second quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. And the unemployment rate in June was 8.3%, up 2.4 points from a year earlier. (Please see below for the various criteria used by the Brookings Institution to determine the overall ranking.)
Job growth (since peak) rank: 52
Gross Metro Product (since peak) rank: 20
Unemployment change (year over year) rank: 10
Home price change (year over year) rank: 43
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CNN Money.com Colorado Springs Best Place to Live
Forbes Best Cities for Housing Recovery
Kiplinger Best Cities
SustainLane Best in Green Challenge
Forbes The Best Places For Business And Careers
OutSide Best Cities
Cooking Light Best Cities
Back Packer Best Cities to raise an outdoor kid
Sperling's Best Cities Ranked and Rated Best Cities
About.com Best Cities to live
Find out more about Colorado Springs America's Home Town
Colorado Springs Real Estate
Realtor Ben Townsend
