Colorado Springs rated a 'best value' city

Colorado Springs is rated No. 4 on a list of America's "10 best value cities for 2011" by financial news magazine Kiplinger.

The ranking is based on such factors as cost of living, median household income and the local unemployment rate. It's meant to showcase metro areas "with vibrant economies, reasonable living costs, and great amenities," the magazine says.

Kiplinger praises Colorado Springs for wooing companies with tax incentives, its highly educated workforce, its relatively low housing and utility costs, and its "spectacular" setting at the foot of the Rockies.

The average home sale price is under $230,000; monthly rent on a two-bedroom apartment is less than $800. Utility costs are exceptionally low, about $222 per month for electricity, water and gas and trash collection. And the setting at the foot of the Rocky Mountains is spectacular.

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