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About Monument
Town in Colorado, United StatesMonument is a home rule town situated at the base of the Rampart Range in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Monument is one of the three communities that make up the Tri-Lakes area, along with Palmer Lake and Woodmoor. Monument is bordered by Pike National Forest on the west, Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to the south, Bald Mountain, True Mountain, and Spruce Mountain to the north, and Black Forest and rolling plains to the east. Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872, and the area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument. The town population was 10,399 at the 2…
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Housing in Monument
The typical Monument home is worth about $748,000, down 1.1% in a year, 40% above the Colorado typical home.
Safety in Monument
Safety Grade C+
Monument reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.
Work & commute in Monument
Full picture →Most working residents leave Monument for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (46%), Denver (7%) and Woodmoor (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Health in Monument
Health Grade A
Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Monument
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Monument
Full climate →Monument has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 121 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Monument
All Monument schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Monument’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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