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Monument is a big small town of 11,735 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 15 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 48 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 118 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $637k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,735people
$637kTypical home
$1,929/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
118"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,735
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,683 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $637k (≈$4,015/mo)
- Median rent $1,929/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,341 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to COS airport
- 20 mi to COS (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,002 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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