2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Fort Garland, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Cortez or is it cheaper to live in Fort Garland?
- Cortez is 24.0% more expensive than Fort Garland.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cortez or Fort Garland?
- Cortez housing costs are 16.4% more expensive than Fort Garland housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fort Garland or is Health Care more affordable in Cortez.
- Health related expenses are 12.8% less in Cortez.
 Fort Garland, COCortez, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock92.6100
 Food & Groceries99.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock80.2100
 Housing67.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$276,800$338,100
 Utilities107  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock74.3100
 Miscellaneous97.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fort Garland    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My guy friend and I are looking for a beautiful place to buy land for our retirement.We have lived in Colorado for a long time and yet had never explored the Fort  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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