Black Forest, CO vs Fountain, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBlack Forest, COFountain, CO
Population15,73829,300
Median Household Income$145,460$86,242
Median Rent—$1,745/mo
Median Home Value$856,200$398,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income29.1%68.4%
Poverty Rate5%10.3%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k320*368
Property Crime Rate /100k969*1,693
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr249249
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall102 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute30.1 min27.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.517
College Degree Rate56.5%34.8%
Foreign-Born %5.3%6.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.1%-1.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Black Forest (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.