Monument, CO vs Fort Carson, CO

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

MetricMonument, COFort Carson, CO
Population11,73518,019
Median Household Income$128,816$66,237
Median Rent$1,929/mo$2,180/mo
Median Home Value$636,700—
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.3%59.5%
Poverty Rate4.7%15.3%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k168320*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,204969*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr249249
Summer Highs81°F84°F
Winter Lows14°F19°F
Snowfall121 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute28.8 min11 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.116.2
College Degree Rate57.7%25.6%
Foreign-Born %4.2%4.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+32.9%—

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 Fort Carson (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.