---
title: "Living in Colorado Springs as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/colorado-springs
description: "Pikes Peak trail city with a big military and Olympic-training footprint"
dataset: 2026.10.7 (2026-10-13)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Colorado Springs, United States

Colorado Springs scores 65.2/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 400 of 1000 cities. Expect about $3,000 per month (country-level estimate), no dedicated nomad visa, and a measured median download speed of 102.7 Mbps.

Colorado Springs sits at about 1,800 m under Pikes Peak, with Garden of the Gods and mountain trails at the city's edge, cheaper rents than Denver 110 km north and more than 300 sunny days a year. The economy leans on military bases and defence contractors, the culture is more conservative than Boulder or Denver, and the city is spread out and car-dependent.

Known for: Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, Military bases and conservative politics.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 65.2 |
| Cost of living | 17 |
| Safety | 51 |
| Healthcare | 81 |
| Internet | 86 |
| Visa ease | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 64 |
| Climate | 33 |
| Air quality | 98 |
| Quality of life | 95 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | $3,000 | country | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 5.76 | country | 2023 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 60.3 | country | 2025 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 76.4 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 102.7 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 22 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Starlink residential service | Available | country | 2026-10 | [^9] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^10] |
| Entry for US / EU / UK passports | home country / eTA required (online, before travel) / eTA required (online, before travel) | country | 2026-02 | [^11] |
| Non-stop destinations (COS/DEN) | 238 | city | 2026-09 | [^12] |
| Restaurants within 3 km of the centre (OpenStreetMap) | 0 | city | 2026-10 | [^16] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 2 / 2 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^13] |
| Comfortable months | 4 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^14] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 6 | city | 2021 | [^15] |
| Human Development Index | 0.938 | country | 2023 | [^17] |
| English proficiency band | native | country | 2024 | [^18] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | -1.1 | 11 | 55 | no |
| Feb | -0.7 | 14 | 55 | no |
| Mar | 4.2 | 24 | 50 | no |
| Apr | 8.1 | 40 | 48 | no |
| May | 13.5 | 53 | 49 | no |
| Jun | 20.3 | 42 | 43 | yes |
| Jul | 23.1 | 69 | 48 | yes |
| Aug | 21.3 | 60 | 50 | yes |
| Sep | 17 | 32 | 48 | yes |
| Oct | 9.3 | 23 | 50 | no |
| Nov | 3.4 | 11 | 52 | no |
| Dec | -1.5 | 11 | 56 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colorado Springs Airport | COS | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Denver International Airport | DEN | 235 | 34 | 201 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 238, of which 34 international (Wikipedia, 2026-09).

## Similar cities

- [Providence](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/providence) (64.2) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/colorado-springs-vs-providence)
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- [Denver](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/denver) (64) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/colorado-springs-vs-denver)
- [Flagstaff](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/flagstaff) (66.3) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/colorado-springs-vs-flagstaff)
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## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Colorado Springs as a digital nomad?

A single person typically spends about $3,000 per month in Colorado Springs (a country-level estimate for United States). That is a 17/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.

### Is Colorado Springs safe for digital nomads?

Colorado Springs scores 51/100 on safety. United States records 5.76 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2023) and a political-stability score of 60.3/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does United States have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for United States as of 2026-07. US citizens are at home here.

### How fast is the internet in Colorado Springs?

Measured median download speed in Colorado Springs was 102.7 Mbps (upload 22 Mbps) across 59,200 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Is Starlink available in Colorado Springs?

Yes. Starlink's availability map lists residential service as available in United States (checked 2026-10), so a dish can serve as a backup line in Colorado Springs. Check the exact address on starlink.com before ordering, since capacity varies by area.

### Which airports serve Colorado Springs and how many nonstop flights are there?

Colorado Springs is served by Colorado Springs Airport (COS) with 17 nonstop destinations and Denver International Airport (DEN) with 235 nonstop destinations, 238 unique destinations across all of them, of which 34 are international. 204 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-09.

### When is the best time of year to be in Colorado Springs?

The most comfortable months are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Mean temperatures range from 29°F (-1°C) in Dec to 74°F (23°C) in Jul (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Colorado Springs or Providence: which is better for digital nomads?

Providence is the city with the closest factor profile to Colorado Springs in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Plan a trip

[Hotels in the United States](https://navoy.io/hotels/united-states) on Navoy, the AI travel planner behind Nostos.

## Sources

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