CO area data
Fort carson, CO
Fort carson, CO.
Population: 6,586 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,080/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,890/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, winterWeather, hail, inlandFlooding, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 17.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 47
- Days with Good air quality
- 240
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (33 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 15
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +933 tax filers
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 252,247
- Average weekly wage
- $1,228
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,733
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