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Fountain is a small city of 29,300 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 13 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 75 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,300people
$398kTypical home
$1,745/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
50"Snow
285Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,300
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,311 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Denver, CO
- 13 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,510/mo)
- Median rent $1,745/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (380 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to COS airport
- 8 mi to COS (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,568 ft
- 703 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Paso County: R+10 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk