Buttes

Fountain, CO · Hanover School District 28 · #7 in Fountain

Livability59.5/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools77.7
0 elementary nearby, avg 3.9/5
Services access45.4
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base54.6
17 mi to the gate · 44 min

Crime isn't folded into this score — it's only reported at the county level, not by neighborhood. See the county figure below.

Crime & safety

Violent crime for the county Buttes sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
400violent crimes / 100k
About the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for El Paso County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

What's reachable

Counts within a short drive of Buttes, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
0 4.6
Hospitals
0 3.3
Pediatricians
0 3.5
Dentists
0 3.9
Veterinarians
0 4.8
Self Storage
0 4.5
Moving Companies
0 3.9
Gyms & Fitness
0 4.5
Grocery Stores
0 4.0

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
$2,358/mo

Same BAH applies to every neighborhood in the housing area — see the Fountain community guide for the full pay-grade table and the VA loan facts.

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