Colorado Porch

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

Local reading

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Data used: Vintage 2024, prepared August 2025 Reviewed: July 16, 2026 Municipalities within County Estimates, 2010 to Current Year

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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