Is Colorado Springs a good place to raise a family?
I live in the Chicago area and I am sick of the scene.It's loud,expensive and crime ridden. I want to move to a place where I can raise my family in a decent area and afford it. I am in love with Colorado Springs, However I wanted to hear from current or former residents as to how it really is. I would be able to transfer my job, my husband would have to find new work. He is in security management as well as great with computers.Any thoughts?
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I lived in the Springs for seven years. Colorado Springs is ultra-conservative. It has MANY military families because of Petersen AFB and Fort Carson. It is home to Focus on the Family and many other Christian ministries. It is approximately 80-85% Republican. If that's your cup of tea, then you'll love it. If you're a Democrat, you'll hate it. If you want a similar sort of place that's more balanced, go for Denver; if you want a place that's heavily Democratic, go to Boulder. Fort Collins, north of Denver, is a very nice place to live; it's a university town, and also tends toward the middle of the road, politically speaking. Pueblo is 2000 feet lower in elevation, and has a large and active Hispanic population. Most of the tech jobs are in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Most of the jobs in Colorado Springs center around the military; many require a security clearance, and many others simply aren't available to civilians.
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it is definetly a millitary area. I think it depends where you want to live in colorado springs. If you want to live up in the little gated communities, i'ts great. If you want to live where the houses aren't the sizes of 11 football feilds, then it probably isn't that great because there are alot of gangs here. (they just kind of stay in their own areas) BUT one thing I do like about colorado springs is that their school systems are pretty good. and if you are a middle class family, you could probably survive here. good luck!
I live in the Chicago area and I am sick of the scene.It's loud,expensive and crime ridden. I want to move to a place where I can raise my family in a decent area and afford it. I am in love with Colorado Springs, However I wanted to hear from current or former residents as to how it really is. I would be able to transfer my job, my husband would have to find new work. He is in security management as well as great with computers.Any thoughts?
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I lived in the Springs for seven years. Colorado Springs is ultra-conservative. It has MANY military families because of Petersen AFB and Fort Carson. It is home to Focus on the Family and many other Christian ministries. It is approximately 80-85% Republican. If that's your cup of tea, then you'll love it. If you're a Democrat, you'll hate it. If you want a similar sort of place that's more balanced, go for Denver; if you want a place that's heavily Democratic, go to Boulder. Fort Collins, north of Denver, is a very nice place to live; it's a university town, and also tends toward the middle of the road, politically speaking. Pueblo is 2000 feet lower in elevation, and has a large and active Hispanic population. Most of the tech jobs are in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Most of the jobs in Colorado Springs center around the military; many require a security clearance, and many others simply aren't available to civilians.
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it is definetly a millitary area. I think it depends where you want to live in colorado springs. If you want to live up in the little gated communities, i'ts great. If you want to live where the houses aren't the sizes of 11 football feilds, then it probably isn't that great because there are alot of gangs here. (they just kind of stay in their own areas) BUT one thing I do like about colorado springs is that their school systems are pretty good. and if you are a middle class family, you could probably survive here. good luck!
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