Colorado · West · 18k residents
Fort Carson, CO: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Fort Carson: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Colorado median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The median home value in Fort Carson is $540,000, 5% below the Colorado median. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,019/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 120 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $66,237 a year.
What the numbers show
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- Household income: Median household income is $66,237, 31.6% below the median for ACS-covered places in Colorado.
- Adult education: 25.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 43.5% below the median for ACS-covered places in Colorado.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
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A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Fort Carson about 19 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 245 sunny days and 33 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 26 minutes.
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Compare Fort Carson side by side
Cost of living index
120
Median home value
$540,000
2-bedroom rent
$2,019/mo
Median household income
$66,237
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Fort Carson's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Fort Carson's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $540,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $300 |
| Property tax rate | 0.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $2,180/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,019/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.89% |
| Sales tax | 7.8% |
| Cost of living index | 120 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $88/mo |
| Gas price | $3.20/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $66,237 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% |
| Population | 18k |
| Crime index | 52/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 245 days |
| July high | 87°F |
| January low | 19°F |
| Annual snowfall | 33 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 801 mi |
| Big lake | 237 mi |
| Mountains | 19 mi |
| Major airport | 8 mi |
| Ski resort | 86 mi |
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- What is the cost of living in Fort Carson, CO?
- Fort Carson indexes at 120 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,019/mo and a median home value of $540,000.
- How much does a house cost in Fort Carson?
- The median home value in Fort Carson is $540,000, 5% below the Colorado median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Fort Carson?
- A two-bedroom in Fort Carson rents for about $2,019/mo.