I have lived in Ivywild since 1992. It’s a hidden jewel. Mature landscaping, big trees, friendly neighbors. I do miss the old South Nevada, it was so colorful. Good luck on this channel!
I’m a minority here in Colorado Springs and I have ZERO problems here . I definitely have noticed it but I haven’t felt it . If that makes sense. Anyways love this channel it’s so helpful 🩷
@@KeepGuns so far everyone has been so nice here . No one even mentions my skin color my height my difference I’m just a person as it should be . I love it here 🩷
Also, a 2 bedroom rental will be around $1200. As a single father, it's hard to make it out here and have much material wealth with the typical jobs available.
I've been here for 30 years, I have faced far less racism here than ny home town of Gary,IN. I open carry, every business I go too I have never felt unwelcome and I'm a 6ft 300 pound blackman.
honestly i feel like this video is quite biased considering its a couple of realtors making this video. they have an invested interest in making an area look better than it actually is as otherwise it would potentially hurt their ability to sell a home, especially at prices they may want to sell the homes for.
I can appreciate that sentiment. In all fairness, i don’t walk a lot of places at night. And i think i was saying the specific area down by the river that i wouldn’t walk at night. And about the sentiment of us being Realtors… i can also totally appreciate why you think the video would be biased. For what it’s worth, we tried our best to just give the truth of our experiences. We definitely weren’t trying to “sell” anyone on the city, but just answer the questions that we get the most 😊
A big chunk of the country would have the opposite questions for you guys. Is Colorado a safe place for a straight christian couple who wants to raise their kids in the beautiful mountain state. We were told it is super blue and liberal lol. We think Colorado is beautiful and we love the outdoors, so we are moving there. Period. I never thought to call and ask if it's safe for us. Y'alls videos are AWESOME though and y'all are consistent with putting out content. Thanks for being honest about what it's like there, while keeping us laughing! Great job!
Hi Sara! Thank you for asking this question, and I can tell you, emphatically, that the answer is YES. Yes it is safe and a wonderful place also for a straight Christian couple (and your family). I have so many friends here who represent both the Christian community and non-Christian. And nobody that I've met has ever felt like they needed to hide who they were! I'd love to chat with you more about all of that, and I think we've shown that we'll tell you the truth. If you want to call or email and ask any more questions, I'd love to chat with you! :)
It is safe for the generally aware person. If you aren't street smart and if you like to leave your doors unlocked, it may not be a good place for you. A lot of criminals try to break into cars and homes at night. If you move here, I highly suggest going to First Presbyterian Church. It almost always has a fantastic message and is a big church, very welcoming and receptive.
Thank you so much.@@tothemooncollective I was partially kidding and being sarcastic. We do believe it is safe there. Thank you for your really kind response 🙂 We will reach out in the near future once we sell our house.
Depends on the city and the end of town you live in. Colorado Springs is one of the most conservative cities in the country. Denver and Boulder are liberal and crime is high along with homelessness issues and open drug use. The north part of Colorado springs is great. Just avoid the the south end. Also worth noting that CSPD is vastly understaffed and response times are horrific. I'd highly recommend taking personal protection in your own hands by means of owning a firearm and having the training to use it if needed.
I lived in Mantou and now live in San Antonio and I would say the smell of weed I’d the SAME. You may smell it when you go to the grocery store or your neighbors may do it. SAME whether you’re in Colorado or Texas. lol
@@arturoenciso1371 Per capita and looking at the just under 500,000 people here, it definitely is out of control. Have you ever seen the line at Mercy's Gate on Mondays? If not, go look at 3:30-4:00 on a Monday, and all the people looking for mortgage/rent assistance.
That’s a nice subjective take. Come over to Shooks run where I have to deal with homeless people smoking, meth, and heroin on a weekly basis not to mention the non-homeless people who are just a pleasant bunch 🙄 Oh, the teenagers are real peach here too. Tried stealing my phone and wallet next to the basketball hoop and literally had to defend myself from it. But yeah, it’s a beautiful wonderful state. I came here because Denver was so awful. Can’t seem to get away from the absolute shit that is CO. Can’t wait to move :)
@@kylebushnell2601 I own a business in the Springs, I have homeless people using my restroom sink as a shower, camping on my property, using the outside electrical outlets to charge their ankle monitors. I'm sick of them digging in the dumpster, leaving trash and human waste all around. So, yes homelessness IS out of control.
Is Colorado Springs safe for a single lady and is it a dog friendly city? Also, I currently live in Nevada where we have roaming power outages constantly because there is no fiber optic service here will there is there a fiber optic service for remote workers
All of those things exist in every city. I think some may be pushing the negatives just to slow the growth/influx of people moving there. Thanks for the insights. I thought the 'green' gas station weed store in Manitou was fun to see last time we were there.
Biggest problem in Springs is the way people drive on 25. The road gets shut down for a multi-car accident often. People drive like they are trying to cause an accident.
The park I go to which is Shooks run Park. Take note of this one guys. I have been threatened by teenage kids trying to steal my stuff while I was playing basketball because I do that daily. I’ve had to call the police twice on homeless people fighting one time chasing each other around with knives. my basketball rolled into dog crap the other day and I saw two people arguing about who’s dog should be on a leash and who is better trained a couple weeks ago. Your experiences don’t too much if you just neglect the reality of other peoples experience. Here’s the thing it doesn’t exist everywhere not like that
I grew up in Monument and lived in the Springs most of my life. This used to be a nice place and the restrictions and laws have made is a miserable place to live. The park on south Nevada is a drug range and place for homeless.
@@kylebushnell2601 El Paso being a conservative place is just a fact of demographics. About 65% identify as conservative. You just got triggered because of your own bias. I don't find it to be a problem, but it is absolutely true.
Couple of things tied to the real estate market, one, a large segment of the homeless population that is growing are senior citizens on fixed incomes that are being priced out due to the exorbitant cost of rent. The other, when it comes to racism, is the history of redlining going back a century. Historically, Shooks Run, Hillside, Pikes Peak Park and Eastlake were where all of us minorities could live in the 70s, now the same thing is happening with affordable housing developments, all concentrated in the same neighborhoods. Racism can and has been systemic, it doesn't have to be person to person. As for the LGBTQ subject, you made no mention of the mass shooting at Club Q. Did you just totally forget? The name that you were trying to remember is when Bob Perkins tried to push through Amendment 2 that us "The Hate State" moniker tied to Focus on the Family.
The worst thing about Colorado Springs is the reckless, excessively speeding drivers. Not a good place for pedestrians and bicycle riders unless you're walking or riding on a sidewalk in a cul-de-sac... except for the unlucky man who got ran over and killed while walking on a sidewalk at 4 in the morning last July...but at least that driver stopped. Many of these reckless drivers don't even stop when they hit someone. They still haven't caught the person who hit an 84 year old elderly woman as she walked acrossed the street using the crosswalk a couple of months ago near my residence. She didn't survive her injuries. This is still an unsolved hit-and-run case with a dark colored Nissan sedan being reported as being the car that NEVER stopped. Just a warning if you're coming from a small Midwestern town where you're not used to fatal car recks in town, and pedestrians being ran over as they walk out of the grocery store. Homeless people aren't exactly knocking off pedestrians.
The homeless people here don't give off threatening vibes like the ones in Oakland, D.C. or other parts of California I've lived in. Mostly, they just kinda.. vibe. I fear more about basic violent crime than I do the homeless folks here. I live near Woodman; we have some homeless that wander to and fro, but it's not a full-on homeless encampment or an area like Skid Row. I do worry about them because of our ridiculously cold weather and windchill during the winter.
Really because I’ve had to call the cops twice this year on homeless people in fights at the park I go to to play basketball. Not to mention there’s dog shit abound in the vast majority of parks.
Coming from someone who moved here from MN - -I agree the homelessness is a thing but it's about on par with downtown Minneapolis and not nearly as prevalent as places like Los Angeles. -As an LGBTQ person I've definitely found other LGBTQ folks here, and have never felt like I need to hide that fact! -As far as conservatives it depends on where you go and who you hang around with which I feel is the same as anywhere else. -dont smoke weed so...yeah hahaha that part doesnt affect me Overall I think a lot of the claims about COS are super exaggerated. Even people saying it's expensive - I'm from Minneapolis and Mpls is SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive than here. My rent, utility, gas and grocery bill all went down. Only thing that is more expensive is car insurance. Also another complaint I see is traffic. The "traffic" is a joke here. I've been in it and it's laughable compared to a major metro city.
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I have lived in Ivywild since 1992. It’s a hidden jewel. Mature landscaping, big trees, friendly neighbors. I do miss the old South Nevada, it was so colorful. Good luck on this channel!
I’m a minority here in Colorado Springs and I have ZERO problems here . I definitely have noticed it but I haven’t felt it . If that makes sense. Anyways love this channel it’s so helpful 🩷
Yeah I don't see a lot of the mistreatment of minorities, but I am also Caucasian.
@@KeepGuns so far everyone has been so nice here . No one even mentions my skin color my height my difference I’m just a person as it should be . I love it here 🩷
Also, a 2 bedroom rental will be around $1200. As a single father, it's hard to make it out here and have much material wealth with the typical jobs available.
That's WILDLY cheap. In Minneapolis where I'm from 2 bedrooms are minimum 1800, but around average 2000-2400
Great video, appreciate y’all keeping it real.
Thanks steezy!
I've been here for 30 years, I have faced far less racism here than ny home town of Gary,IN. I open carry, every business I go too I have never felt unwelcome and I'm a 6ft 300 pound blackman.
if a big person isn't willing to walk somewhere at night by themselves that's already a huge red flag to me.
honestly i feel like this video is quite biased considering its a couple of realtors making this video. they have an invested interest in making an area look better than it actually is as otherwise it would potentially hurt their ability to sell a home, especially at prices they may want to sell the homes for.
I can appreciate that sentiment. In all fairness, i don’t walk a lot of places at night. And i think i was saying the specific area down by the river that i wouldn’t walk at night.
And about the sentiment of us being Realtors… i can also totally appreciate why you think the video would be biased. For what it’s worth, we tried our best to just give the truth of our experiences. We definitely weren’t trying to “sell” anyone on the city, but just answer the questions that we get the most 😊
I feel safe anywhere with my CCW, but without it, I would feel endangered in some places of the Springs, definitely in Pueblo, definitely in Denver.
Don’t you have guns in America? How would you feel unsafe walking by yourself when you have the option to be armed to the teeth
Colorado Springs homelessness is a drop in the bucket compared to SanFranDenver.
Right? Like… it’s not even close
Riding the light rail is like zombies apocalypse. I don’t even try to go downtown anymore.
A big chunk of the country would have the opposite questions for you guys. Is Colorado a safe place for a straight christian couple who wants to raise their kids in the beautiful mountain state. We were told it is super blue and liberal lol. We think Colorado is beautiful and we love the outdoors, so we are moving there. Period. I never thought to call and ask if it's safe for us. Y'alls videos are AWESOME though and y'all are consistent with putting out content. Thanks for being honest about what it's like there, while keeping us laughing! Great job!
Hi Sara! Thank you for asking this question, and I can tell you, emphatically, that the answer is YES. Yes it is safe and a wonderful place also for a straight Christian couple (and your family). I have so many friends here who represent both the Christian community and non-Christian. And nobody that I've met has ever felt like they needed to hide who they were!
I'd love to chat with you more about all of that, and I think we've shown that we'll tell you the truth. If you want to call or email and ask any more questions, I'd love to chat with you! :)
It is safe for the generally aware person. If you aren't street smart and if you like to leave your doors unlocked, it may not be a good place for you. A lot of criminals try to break into cars and homes at night. If you move here, I highly suggest going to First Presbyterian Church. It almost always has a fantastic message and is a big church, very welcoming and receptive.
Thank you so much.@@tothemooncollective I was partially kidding and being sarcastic. We do believe it is safe there. Thank you for your really kind response 🙂
We will reach out in the near future once we sell our house.
Depends on the city and the end of town you live in. Colorado Springs is one of the most conservative cities in the country. Denver and Boulder are liberal and crime is high along with homelessness issues and open drug use. The north part of Colorado springs is great. Just avoid the the south end. Also worth noting that CSPD is vastly understaffed and response times are horrific. I'd highly recommend taking personal protection in your own hands by means of owning a firearm and having the training to use it if needed.
I lived in Mantou and now live in San Antonio and I would say the smell of weed I’d the SAME. You may smell it when you go to the grocery store or your neighbors may do it. SAME whether you’re in Colorado or Texas. lol
FINALLY! This comment… I’ve been saying this for so long! Thanks for sharing your experience
Homelessness in the springs IS out of control
No it’s not
@@arturoenciso1371 Per capita and looking at the just under 500,000 people here, it definitely is out of control. Have you ever seen the line at Mercy's Gate on Mondays? If not, go look at 3:30-4:00 on a Monday, and all the people looking for mortgage/rent assistance.
That’s a nice subjective take. Come over to Shooks run where I have to deal with homeless people smoking, meth, and heroin on a weekly basis not to mention the non-homeless people who are just a pleasant bunch 🙄
Oh, the teenagers are real peach here too. Tried stealing my phone and wallet next to the basketball hoop and literally had to defend myself from it. But yeah, it’s a beautiful wonderful state. I came here because Denver was so awful. Can’t seem to get away from the absolute shit that is CO. Can’t wait to move :)
@@kylebushnell2601 I own a business in the Springs, I have homeless people using my restroom sink as a shower, camping on my property, using the outside electrical outlets to charge their ankle monitors. I'm sick of them digging in the dumpster, leaving trash and human waste all around. So, yes homelessness IS out of control.
coming to visit in a few days, moving there in a few months
Is Colorado Springs safe for a single lady and is it a dog friendly city? Also, I currently live in Nevada where we have roaming power outages constantly because there is no fiber optic service here will there is there a fiber optic service for remote workers
All of those things exist in every city. I think some may be pushing the negatives just to slow the growth/influx of people moving there. Thanks for the insights. I thought the 'green' gas station weed store in Manitou was fun to see last time we were there.
Biggest problem in Springs is the way people drive on 25. The road gets shut down for a multi-car accident often. People drive like they are trying to cause an accident.
The park I go to which is Shooks run Park. Take note of this one guys. I have been threatened by teenage kids trying to steal my stuff while I was playing basketball because I do that daily. I’ve had to call the police twice on homeless people fighting one time chasing each other around with knives. my basketball rolled into dog crap the other day and I saw two people arguing about who’s dog should be on a leash and who is better trained a couple weeks ago. Your experiences don’t too much if you just neglect the reality of other peoples experience.
Here’s the thing it doesn’t exist everywhere not like that
I grew up in Monument and lived in the Springs most of my life. This used to be a nice place and the restrictions and laws have made is a miserable place to live. The park on south Nevada is a drug range and place for homeless.
The “restrictions” have made it bad 🤣
@@kylebushnell2601 I'm referring to gun restrictions, and yes, it has
Dorchester park, it's crazy!!
It IS VERY conservative in El Paso County.
Haven’t experienced this. It’s a good mix. Seems only radical liberal ppl claim this one.
@@kylebushnell2601 El Paso being a conservative place is just a fact of demographics. About 65% identify as conservative. You just got triggered because of your own bias. I don't find it to be a problem, but it is absolutely true.
For a city this size, if you think the homeless population is bad here you probably haven’t been to other cities the same size.
Couple of things tied to the real estate market, one, a large segment of the homeless population that is growing are senior citizens on fixed incomes that are being priced out due to the exorbitant cost of rent. The other, when it comes to racism, is the history of redlining going back a century. Historically, Shooks Run, Hillside, Pikes Peak Park and Eastlake were where all of us minorities could live in the 70s, now the same thing is happening with affordable housing developments, all concentrated in the same neighborhoods. Racism can and has been systemic, it doesn't have to be person to person. As for the LGBTQ subject, you made no mention of the mass shooting at Club Q. Did you just totally forget? The name that you were trying to remember is when Bob Perkins tried to push through Amendment 2 that us "The Hate State" moniker tied to Focus on the Family.
Slumlords are out of control in Colorado springs !
The worst thing about Colorado Springs is the reckless, excessively speeding drivers. Not a good place for pedestrians and bicycle riders unless you're walking or riding on a sidewalk in a cul-de-sac... except for the unlucky man who got ran over and killed while walking on a sidewalk at 4 in the morning last July...but at least that driver stopped. Many of these reckless drivers don't even stop when they hit someone. They still haven't caught the person who hit an 84 year old elderly woman as she walked acrossed the street using the crosswalk a couple of months ago near my residence. She didn't survive her injuries. This is still an unsolved hit-and-run case with a dark colored Nissan sedan being reported as being the car that NEVER stopped. Just a warning if you're coming from a small Midwestern town where you're not used to fatal car recks in town, and pedestrians being ran over as they walk out of the grocery store. Homeless people aren't exactly knocking off pedestrians.
The above is spot on, the lack of consideration for others is palpable.
The homeless people here don't give off threatening vibes like the ones in Oakland, D.C. or other parts of California I've lived in. Mostly, they just kinda.. vibe. I fear more about basic violent crime than I do the homeless folks here. I live near Woodman; we have some homeless that wander to and fro, but it's not a full-on homeless encampment or an area like Skid Row. I do worry about them because of our ridiculously cold weather and windchill during the winter.
Really because I’ve had to call the cops twice this year on homeless people in fights at the park I go to to play basketball. Not to mention there’s dog shit abound in the vast majority of parks.
come to Seattle and you'll see homeless
Coming from someone who moved here from MN -
-I agree the homelessness is a thing but it's about on par with downtown Minneapolis and not nearly as prevalent as places like Los Angeles.
-As an LGBTQ person I've definitely found other LGBTQ folks here, and have never felt like I need to hide that fact!
-As far as conservatives it depends on where you go and who you hang around with which I feel is the same as anywhere else.
-dont smoke weed so...yeah hahaha that part doesnt affect me
Overall I think a lot of the claims about COS are super exaggerated. Even people saying it's expensive - I'm from Minneapolis and Mpls is SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive than here. My rent, utility, gas and grocery bill all went down. Only thing that is more expensive is car insurance. Also another complaint I see is traffic. The "traffic" is a joke here. I've been in it and it's laughable compared to a major metro city.
It would be wonderful to have a lot of evangelicals. Evangelicals love everyone and try to help others.