2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fountain, CO vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Aurora, is 3% less than it is in Fountain and is 4% above the National Average.
- Fountain unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Aurora unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Fountain, COAurora, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.1%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.7%42.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,509$34,497$37,638
 Household Income$74,621$72,052$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,917$86,369$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fountain, COAurora, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%6.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.7%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%7.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.0%11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.0%18.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%8.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.2%6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fountain, COAurora, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%14.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.1%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care4.6%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.0%22.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%10.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.2%13.5%13.1%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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