Good/Bad parts of The Springs? (Colorado Springs, Pueblo: apartments, to rent, school district)

[MandiY]

I am really needing some help in finding a place in the springs asap. My fiance is in the Army and we are being moved to Ft Carson in a few months. The army will move you there but finding a place in a 10 day time frame is making me anxious about the move. We are looking to rent off post. I have lived in Breckenridge before and I lOVED IT! We are both very excited to make this move and I was wondering if anyone could point out some decent areas of living. We will be looking for apts to rent, anywhere from 500-650. I have found a lot!! but you can never be too sure what its really like. So if anyone could give me some insight i would greatly appreciate it.

[Terytee]

Mandiy,

That question is asked every other day. See the Why Choose Colorado Springs thread by Mike from Back East. It covers a lot of information.

There are also a few threads about the SE part of town, which is where Ft. Carson is located. If you search a couple of pages on this forum, you'll find a lot of good info.

Also, the housing office on Carson and Peterson AFB should have info on apartments that specialize in military families. Hope it helps.

Terytee

[MandiY]

I have done a lot of reading on this website and read about the SE area. I was just wondering if anyone knew any specific areas with decent apt complexes.

[javaj]

How close to Carson do you want to be? What are you looking for -- typical amenities? Any kids -- need to be in a good school district?

If you're willing to be a little further away from post, then I'd suggest going a little further North, but staying in the Northwest so that it is an easy commute on I-25. If you need to be very close to post, there are some nice places in the Southwest area, close to Broadmoor Bluffs.

EDITED TO ADD: just realized you provided your budget in your post. NW will be above that, so SW area would probably be your best bet

[MandiY]

No kids so school district doesnt matter. Thanks for the input! Ive heard living right outside of base isnt that great. As long as its by 25 we will prolly look a little more north.

My fiance was actually thinking about looking around Pueblo but it may be too far of a commute. We just got a Cherokee so gas may be an issue. How are the gas prices up there right now anyways?

[javaj]

Originally Posted by MandiY

No kids so school district doesnt matter. Thanks for the input! Ive heard living right outside of base isnt that great. As long as its by 25 we will prolly look a little more north.

My fiance was actually thinking about looking around Pueblo but it may be too far of a commute. We just got a Cherokee so gas may be an issue. How are the gas prices up there right now anyways?

Gas prices here are typically similar to the national average, a little below average or above average sometimes, but not by much. Right now, regular is 2.39 per gallon, and I think the national average is 2.50.