Best PlacesFort Carson, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Carson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Carson ranks 5,525th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Carson
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fort Carson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Carson ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute11.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
Where Fort Carson ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,474 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Fort Carson
Fort Carson runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Carson.
Who works in Fort Carson, and how
Work in Fort Carson centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Fort Carson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Carson.
What the weather is like in Fort Carson, month by month
Fort Carson sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Fort Carson
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Carson
Schools across Fort Carson average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weikel Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Patriot Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Mountainside Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carson Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Watson Junior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Fox Meadow Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Fountain-fort Carson High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Widefield High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Career Readiness AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Carson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Carson measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fort Carson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Carson
Is Fort Carson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Carson ranks 5,525th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Carson safe?
Yes, Fort Carson is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Carson?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of towns.
Compare Fort Carson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Carson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Carson represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fort Carson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Carson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Carson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Carson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Carson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Carson detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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