Greencrest

Colorado Springs, CO · Colorado Springs School District 11 · #7 in Colorado Springs

Livability88.3/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools77.2
23 elementary nearby, avg 3.9/5
Services access89.5
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base100.0
1 mi to the gate · 4 min

Crime isn't folded into this score — it's only reported at the county level, not by neighborhood. See the county figure below.

Crime & safety

Violent crime for the county Greencrest sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
400violent crimes / 100k
About the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for El Paso County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

What's reachable

Counts within a short drive of Greencrest, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
23 4.3
Hospitals
2 4.0
Pediatricians
8 4.5
Dentists
30 4.8
Veterinarians
32 4.5
Self Storage
22 4.6
Moving Companies
26 4.7
Gyms & Fitness
18 4.7
Grocery Stores
15 4.3

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
$2,358/mo

Same BAH applies to every neighborhood in the housing area — see the Colorado Springs community guide for the full pay-grade table and the VA loan facts.

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