($1,470) Movers From Colorado Springs, CO to North Las Vegas, NV

What to know before moving from Colorado Springs to North Las Vegas

Moving from Colorado Springs to North Las Vegas means adjusting to a different pace of life — and a different price tag. On average, it costs significantly more to live in Colorado Springs than in North Las Vegas, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

Check out how Colorado Springs compares to North Las Vegas so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in North Las Vegas are 6% higher than in Colorado Springs, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in North Las Vegas.
  Home prices in North Las Vegas are 14.2% lower than in Colorado Springs.
• Income in North Las Vegas is 15.1% lower than in Colorado Springs, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in North Las Vegas include National Security Technologies, North Vista Hospital, and Aliante Gaming.
• The cost of living for a single person in North Las Vegas is 29.0% lower than in Colorado Springs. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in North Las Vegas is 29.8% lower than in Colorado Springs.
• The unemployment rate in North Las Vegas is 47.06% higher than in Colorado Springs.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in North Las Vegas, since the city’s sales taxes in North Las Vegas are 2.20% higher than in Colorado Springs.
• One perk of moving to North Las Vegas is paying less in state income taxes, which are 100.00% lower than in Colorado Springs.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,129.63 in North Las Vegas to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Colorado Springs.

How life is different in Colorado Springs vs. North Las Vegas

• North Las Vegas might offer you a slower pace of life, since the population is about 45% less than Colorado Springs.
• North Las Vegas offers better access to buses and trains than Colorado Springs, based on public transportation ratings. North Las Vegas has a transit score of 4 out of 10 compared to 3 in Colorado Springs. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find North Las Vegas to be about as walkable as Colorado Springs. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 34 and 36 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• North Las Vegas and Colorado Springs are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 48 and 45 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• North Las Vegas has a lower crime rate than Colorado Springs based on scores of 26.0 and Colorado Springs's 41.94, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• North Las Vegas is generally as safe as Colorado Springs, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in North Las Vegas and Colorado Springs is generally the same (Moderate). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.