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Colorado Springs, Colorado is the ideal location for anyone who enjoys beautiful scenery, works in the high tech industry, or is looking to invest in new real estate developments. The real estate agents of Colorado Springs, CO invite you to browse the pages of helpful information they have compiled for you on their city if you require some convincing. They may not know much about Scarborough Real Estate , but Colorado Springs is their bread and butter. They know everything from the history of its founding to which neighborhoods are best to raise a family in and they have set it down in this website for you to look at.
Colorado Springs, Colorado: A Major Center of Military and High-Tech
Colorado Springs, Colorado is located in the central portion of the state at the foot of Pike's Peak at the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains about 60 miles from the state capitol in Denver. The elevation of most of the city is over one mile from sea level with the surrounding ridges and mountains rising up much higher. Colorado Springs is home to many beautiful vistas and parks and was recently voted the best place to live with a population of over 300,000 by Money magazine.
Although originally founded in the late 1800s as a center for tourism, the economy of modern Colorado Springs, CO is heavily dependant on the military and the defense industry. There are five military installations in and around the city including the NORAD headquarters in Chyenne Mountain, Fort Carson Army Base, and two Air Force bases. Peterson AFB is home to the United States Space Command and the United States Northern Command, and Shriever AFB hosts the 50th Space Wing and the Global Postioning System master control station. Supporting these bases are numerous tech firms and defense research facilities run by such famous names as Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Colorado Springs, CO is also a hub for education. The United States Air Force Academy and its approximately 4,000 students make their home in the city as they train to become officers in the United States Air Force. Their Fighting Falcons sports teams are nationally competitive as are the teams from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Colorado College. There are also dozens of evangelical Christian organizations who maintain colleges and schools in the area and use Colorado Springs as the headquarters of their operations.
Sports are a major player in the culture of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The United States Olympic Team operates out of the former Ent Air Force base. Their presence is complimented by the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, and the national headquarters of numerous Olympic sporting associations including figure skating, judo, boxing and basketball.
Neighborhoods and Home Styles in Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, Colorado is a unique location in that it has no less than five military installations attached to it, each with some sort of capacity to provide living space for its personnel. Of course, unless you are a member of the military and are being transferred to one of these locations, it is not feasible to expect to secure a house on base. Therefore any contractors, defense or otherwise, or other persons moving to Colorado, whether they have some business to do on base or not, are recommended to look into civilian neighborhoods for housing. In fact, many members of the military chose to live off-base as well, and there are many neighborhoods near the base where you would find yourself at home if this was your wish also.
For a complete list of neighborhoods and sub-communities in Colorado Springs, CO, click over to our community page. It not only provides locations but also economic, demographic and amenities information for the various neighborhoods in the city. Generally speaking, any type of home style or neighborhood from a modern apartment to a Victorian mansion can be found somewhere in Colorado Springs.
Contact a Colorado Springs, CO Real Estate Agent
If the pages of information contained on this site have been enough to convince you that Colorado Springs, Colorado should be your destination, our real estate agents would love to speak with you. Their names and contact information can be found on the site's contact page. Simply give one of them a call and he or she will do the rest. He or she will be pleased to help you comb through the real estate listings to help you find the right property for your family or land parcel for your development.
