Places: storm risk by part of the Pikes Peak region
A brick Victorian near downtown, a 1990s two-story on the open east side and a cabin-style home in the Tri-Lakes pines meet the same storm very differently. These pages describe typical construction, terrain and exposure in each place, the storm damage that tends to follow, and which building department or utility to call. Confirm details for your own address.
- Old Colorado City and the Westside: older homes close to the mountains
The Westside sits between downtown and the foothills, with some of the oldest housing in Colorado Springs. Storm damage here often involves aging roofs, big trees, older windows and wind that arrives early off the mountains.
- The Old North End: complex historic roofs and big trees
North of downtown and around Colorado College, the Old North End is known for large historic homes on tree-lined streets. Their complex rooflines and original materials make storm repairs more involved than on a typical house.
- The Broadmoor area and southwest foothills: wind, slopes and tall trees
Southwest Colorado Springs climbs toward Cheyenne Mountain, with custom homes on sloped, wooded lots. Wind and falling trees are the storm threats that stand out here, along with roofs that are hard to reach.
- Briargate and the north side: hail, HOA rules and neighborhood-wide claims
Northern Colorado Springs is mostly master-planned neighborhoods from the 1980s onward, with HOAs that often set rules for roofing materials and colors. When hail hits, whole streets file claims at the same time.
- The east side: newer homes on open ground
East of Powers Boulevard, Colorado Springs spreads onto open, rolling prairie with neighborhoods built from the 1990s to today. Fewer big trees means less limb damage but more direct exposure to hail and wind.
- Security-Widefield and Fountain: south of the city, different agencies
South of Colorado Springs, Security-Widefield is an unincorporated community and Fountain is its own city. Both mix mid-century ranch homes with newer subdivisions, and both have many rental and military households.
- Monument and the Tri-Lakes area: higher, snowier and more wooded
North of Colorado Springs, the land rises onto the Palmer Divide. Monument, Palmer Lake and Woodmoor often get more snow than the city, sit among ponderosa pines, and see storms that differ from those a few miles south.
- Manitou Springs: canyon storms, historic buildings and fast water
Manitou Springs sits in a narrow valley at the base of Pikes Peak, west of Colorado Springs. Its steep streets, historic buildings and creek-side setting make storm water the threat that most sets it apart.