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About Fountain
City in Colorado, USThe City of Fountain is a home rule city located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 29,802 at the 2020 census. Fountain is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Fountain is located 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Colorado Springs and just east of Fort Carson. Fountain and the Colorado Springs suburbs Security and Widefield make up the "Fountain Valley" community.
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Housing in Fountain
The typical Fountain home is worth about $388,000, down 0.8% in a year, 27% below the Colorado typical home.
Safety in Fountain
Safety Grade C-
Fountain reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.
Schools in Fountain
All 11 schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Fountain’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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