Best In Colorado Real Estate™: Colorado Springs

🏆 Ranked #151 of 152 U.S. metros on 12-month change in the metropolitan unemployment rate — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. Colorado Springs is seeing housing demand remain strong, but its labor market is barely moving. With a 0.8% improvement in unemployment over the past year — the weakest among 152 major U.S. metros — job growth is failing to keep pace with demand. This disconnect suggests affordability pressures are being masked by non-labor-driven demand from remote workers, military families, and retirees. When wage growth doesn’t follow housing demand, the market becomes fragile. 12-Month Change in Metropolitan Unemployment Rate (August 2026) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #151 Colorado Springs, CO <- this market #1 Cleveland, OH #2 Reading, PA #3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ #4 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA #5 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ #6 York-Hanover, PA #7 Asheville, NC #8 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA #9 Lancaster, PA Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-04-colorado-springs-lab-bls-unemp-rate-chg-12m-msa View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902