Safe, Family friendly areas to live in CO Springs?? (Colorado Springs: low crime, how much) - City-Data Forum

jk1600 · 08-01-2011, 01:59 PM

Hi-
My family is considering a move to Colorado and there seems to be a lot of good prices on homes in Colorado Springs, but I am concerned with the amount of crime that I see on the crime maps and I cannot seem to get a realtor to be up front and honest with me about it. The realtors I have spoken to will not even answer the simple question I have posed on this thread, "What are some safe, family friendly areas to live in CO Springs?"
help please!

Mike from back east · 08-01-2011, 02:11 PM

Safe areas in COLO SPGS are just about all of them, the further north you go, both on the east and west, the newer the homes, the higher the incomes and the lower the crime.

It is a very safe city.

719inhere · 08-01-2011, 02:26 PM

I don't think realtors can talk about how much crime is in an area or something like that, but Im not a realtor so here is a crime map for Colorado Springs and some suggestions.
Colorado Springs, CO Crime Map - Showing Crimes in Colorado Springs - Crime Statistics, Alerts and Reports - Crime Stops Here

For a safe, family friendly, good school area I would suggest Briargate. D-20 schools have a very good reputation. I live in the Briargate neighborhood and I rarely hear about any crime. Theres lots of families. Security-Widefield and Fountain are suburbs but they're also good places and I never hear about to much crime down there I'd say its pretty safe, pretty good schools. The Northwest side of the city is very nice and low crime, good schools. The District 2 school district gets a bad reputation and generally people will say to avoid that area. School District 11 is a mixed bag, some areas are safe and some areas aren't. The schools are basically the same thing some very good high performing schools and some bad ones. Overall this is a pretty safe city, but if you want a really safe neighborhood the Far Northside like Briargate would be very good. Stetson Hills is a nice neighborhood too and the homes are very new. Hopefully this is helpful. Good luck.

Ripleyrose · 08-02-2011, 02:53 PM

Realtors are not allowed to say which parts of the city are safe. It's subjective and would be unfair to the property owners and sellers in that area.
I, however, am not a realtor. I would say generally stay away from the SE part of town and certain areas in the Central.
And, Dist. 20 rocks!

SYS · 08-07-2011, 10:18 AM

If a realtor tells you what neighborhood to avoid due to crime statistics and vice versa, he'd be breaking fair-housing laws by practicing what's known as "steering." He/she can get sued for that and lose the license at the same time.

I can tell you, based on my 8 years of having lived in the Briargate area, that it's one of the safest place to live in CS and for raising young kids. Like you, I did an extensive research regarding safety prior to choosing this place. Of course, as everyone knows, there's no safety-proof area anywhere under the sun and crime stats do and will change over time. Given the pathetic state of our nation, I can only imagine that the stats can only get worse.

ladyjag45 · 08-07-2011, 03:34 PM

My family recently moved just north of Colorado Springs to a bedroom community called Monument. It's very quiet up here and crime is VERY low. My husband is in the Air Force and I have noticed a lot of active duty as well as retired military folks surrounding us. We really like the trees and lack of desert feel. We will get more snow from my understanding, but we came from snow, so it's no big deal. We are cooler in the summer, which is nice, but I know it will also be cooler in the winter, so it's a trade off. Good luck with your search!

comomma17 · 08-10-2011, 11:37 AM

I have lived in the Springs for 4 years now. We concentrated our home search to the Northwest and Briargate neighborhoods b/c we wanted to be in District 20. We settled on Briargate and it has been a great place to raise our family. There are a lot of parks within walking distance of many of the neighborhoods plus there are dog parks, YMCA, libraries, and rec centers. I hear of very little crime and our neighbors look out for each other.

Monument is about 10 miles north of Briargate and also has a pretty good school district as well, D-38. Like others mentioned I would stay away from the southern parts as well and some central parts. Also, there are a lot of issues with D 11 in my opinion which is the school district in that area.

smdensbcs · 08-11-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by comomma17

Like others mentioned I would stay away from the southern parts as well and some central parts. Also, there are a lot of issues with D 11 in my opinion which is the school district in that area.

District 12 happens to be in the "southern" area of Colorado Springs, and it is consistently ranked as the highest achieving school district in Colorado, so I wouldn't paint with quite so broad a brush there. The Broadmoor neighborhoods and areas surrounding may not be up to "Briargate" standards but we've been doing reasonably well down here for 100+ years or so.