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Cost of living in Air Force Academy, Colorado

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,264 a month.

Air Force Academy is a Census community, not a separate city government in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,474 a year.

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People
6,727
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,264
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$69,474
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
Not published
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,621
Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area

Air Force Academy, Colorado has about 6,727 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in El Paso County is $1,621 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Air Force Academy. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, prices sit at 100.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Air Force Academy's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Air Force Academy's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Colorado averaged $3.01 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 19 have higher typical rent than Air Force Academy.

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.