Front Range
Monument, Colorado
Monument sits in El Paso County. For property records, taxes, vehicle work, and most local services, start with the county tied to the exact address.
- Place type
- Incorporated municipality
- County footprint
- El Paso
- Colorado region
- Front Range
A nearby story: Fountain Creek Regional Park is the county's marsh-and-pond corridor
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El Paso County
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Notes from El Paso County
These notes may cover the wider county as well as Monument. Open the note to see the exact place and source behind it.
Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
Fountain Creek Regional Park is the county's marsh-and-pond corridor
Fountain Creek Regional Park is a 460-acre riparian corridor between Colorado Springs and Fountain, with trail, ponds, marsh, and a nature center.
Read note ->Home and property - El Paso County
For VA buyers in El Paso County, the Certificate of Eligibility comes first
A VA-backed home loan starts with a Certificate of Eligibility proving your service qualifies you, and your lender or VA.gov can pull it for you.
Read note ->Home and property - El Paso County
In Colorado Springs and Black Forest, the ground can lift a foundation
Expansive clay and dipping bedrock around Colorado Springs and Black Forest can lift a foundation, so a soils report is normal homework before you buy.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
Pineries Open Space protects Palmer Divide forest and meadow
Pineries Open Space spans 1,070 acres of Black Forest ponderosa and Palmer Divide meadow, with ponds, wildlife, and nine miles of single-track.
Read note ->Cars and driving - El Paso County
Stationed at Fort Carson but a resident elsewhere? You may skip Colorado's ownership tax
Active-duty members stationed in El Paso County but legal residents elsewhere can claim a Specific Ownership Tax exemption with form DR 2667.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
Fox Run Regional Park is north-county ponderosa shade
Fox Run Regional Park brings ponderosa shade, two lakes, Pikes Peak views, and family trails and pavilions to north El Paso County.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
The New Santa Fe Regional Trail follows an old rail grade
The 14-mile New Santa Fe Regional Trail rides an old Santa Fe Railroad grade from Palmer Lake through the Air Force Academy.
Read note ->Money and taxes - El Paso County
A penny of your El Paso County sales tax is the PPRTA roads tax
About a penny of the sales tax on a Colorado Springs receipt is the voter-created PPRTA roads tax, layered on state, county, and city.
Read note ->Sources and review
Where this place listing comes from
Colorado's State Demography Office maintains the incorporated municipality roster and the county relationships used on this page.
Use this carefully: A mailing address can use a city or town name even when the property is outside that municipality. Confirm the exact address before relying on a local rule.
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