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Fountain, CO vs Santa Fe, NM

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Are people in Santa Fe older or younger than people in Fountain?
- The Median Age in Santa Fe is 13.7 years older than in Fountain.

Are housing costs cheaper in Santa Fe or Fountain?
- Santa Fe housing costs are 35.4% more expensive than Fountain housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Santa Fe or Fountain?
- The average commute for residents of Santa Fe is 5.4 minutes shorter than it is for residents of Fountain.

Things to do in Fountain?
Fountain is a Home Rule Municipality situated within El Paso County in Colorado near Pikes Peak—offering small-town living with big city amenities including movie theaters and restaurants plus quick access to outdoor recreation activities such as camping or hiking through local trails!

Things to do in Santa Fe?
Santa Fe, New Mexico is considered one of America's most unique and beautiful cities that offers stunning views of both the Sangre de Cristo mountains and downtown Plaza.

 Fountain, COSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock86,935329,725,481
 Median Income$74,621  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock4438.4
 Avg. Home Price$399,700  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time24.57  Unlock26.38
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 16 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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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