Tag: cost of living
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Colorado Cost of Living: Low inventory, persistent demand drives up housing costs in Elbert County
For decades, Elbert County was a quiet, rural outpost east of the Denver metro, popular with farmers, ranchers and people looking for open land. Large rural parcels and relatively lower prices made it an alternative to the faster-growing suburbs in neighboring counties. That began to change about a decade ago, when the western part of…
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PERSPECTIVE: Colorado’s prosperity is on the brink
By J.J. Ament, Debbie Brown, Dave Davia, Loren Furman and Kourtny Garrett When a company leaves Colorado, no one wins; especially not the line cooks, delivery drivers, bookkeepers, or the small businesses depending on them. Too often, business departures are shrugged off as isolated or inconsequential incidents. They are not. Their departures are a sign of the growing disconnect…
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Poll: Gov. Jared Polis’ favorability rating drops below 50%
Gov. Jared Polis’ favorability rating has dropped below 50%, according to a recent poll. The November poll, conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute, surveyed 622 Colorado voters about a number of issues, including affordability, the state’s economy and their opinions on elected officials. Back in March, just over half of respondents said they held a…
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El Paso County walks back plan to charge retirees for previously free health benefits
Charles Mobley spent 33 years working in transportation at El Paso County, as he describes it, responding “to every snowstorm, every blizzard, every flood.” He stuck with it in anticipation of generous retirement benefits, which would fully cover his health insurance premium until he reached Medicare eligibility at 65. “We used to refer to it…
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Colorado Springs cost of living ties record
Rising apartment rents played a major role in pushing the cost of living in Colorado Springs to tie a 23-year-old record when compared with the national average, according to a new report. The local cost of living was 104% of the national average in the fourth quarter, up from 103.6% in the third quarter and…