When it became an Air Force base I told the wife we were moving because the area was going to turn to shit from the transition to a full time military base. We moved to Ft. Collins and it did not take long for Aurora to become a bad place to be, especially near the base.
When I lived in the Springs I was surprised how bad some areas around Ft Carson were. It was an eye opening experience. Before living there I assumed "military town" = good, but now I am wiser.
Lessons cost money. Good ones cost lots. -Tony Beets