Military demand · Colorado Springs
The most reliable demand in Colorado Springs wears a uniform.
Five military installations anchor the Colorado Springs metro, and together they generate a steady, year-round stream of relocation, temporary-duty, and event demand. For a property owner, that is a booking layer that fills the gaps a pure leisure calendar leaves open. Sun Mountain Stays operates for that pattern deliberately.
Why it matters to owners
Military demand is what makes Colorado Springs a year-round market, not a summer one.
Mountain leisure markets live and die by the season. Colorado Springs does not, and the reason is the bases. PCS families need furnished housing while they relocate, TDY personnel and contractors need mid-length stays near their command, and the Academy's calendar brings predictable, premium visitor waves. That demand runs mid-week and off-season, exactly when leisure-only properties sit empty. Managed well, it turns a good Colorado Springs rental into a steady one. That is the layer we build every pricing and availability decision around.
The five installations
Where the demand comes from.
Each installation drives a slightly different demand pattern. The three largest have their own guide; all five shape the market.
Fort Carson
U.S. Army
One of the Army's larger installations, the metro's biggest single driver of PCS and house-hunting demand.
View guide →U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Air Force
Graduation, parents' weekends, and athletics drive predictable, premium visitor demand on the north end.
View guide →Peterson Space Force Base
U.S. Space Force
A headquarters installation on the east side, steady PCS, TDY, and contractor housing demand.
View guide →Schriever Space Force Base
U.S. Space Force
An active space-operations installation east of the city, adding TDY and assignment demand to the east and Falcon corridor.
Covered in our service areaCheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
U.S. Space Force
The iconic NORAD facility in the southwest foothills, a consistent source of TDY visitor demand near the Broadmoor and Cheyenne Mountain area.
Covered in our service area
How we capture it
The demand is here. Turning it into occupancy is the job.
Knowing the bases drive demand is easy. Operating a property so it actually books that demand, at the right rate, is what we do.
- Pricing tuned to PCS, TDY, and the Academy's published event calendar, not a generic seasonal curve
- Min-stay and availability rules that welcome multi-week relocation and house-hunting stays without giving away peak dates
- Per-diem-aware strategy so your listing reads well to guests traveling on a GSA lodging allowance
- Listings written and configured to rank for the searches military guests actually run
- In-house turnovers and guest screening that keep base-adjacent properties highly rated and in demand
Common questions
Military demand in Colorado Springs, answered.
How many military installations are in Colorado Springs?
Five anchor the metro: Fort Carson, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station. Together they make Colorado Springs one of the most concentrated military communities in the country, which is a large part of why its rental demand runs year-round.
Which base should I care about if I own a rental here?
It depends on where your property is. Fort Carson shapes the south metro, the Academy the north end, and Peterson the east side. Most well-located Colorado Springs rentals can draw from more than one. We read your specific address and tell you which demand you are positioned to capture.
Do military guests really book short-term rentals over hotels?
Frequently, especially for the multi-week PCS, house-hunting, and TDY stays where a home with a kitchen and space beats a hotel room, and often at a per-diem-friendly rate. That is exactly the mid-length demand that stabilizes a calendar.
Can you help me price for per diem?
Yes. GSA sets a per diem lodging allowance for the Colorado Springs area, published at gsa.gov, and many military guests book within it. We build your rate and stay strategy around the current allowance so your listing is attractive to per-diem travelers without leaving money on the table.
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