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We lived down on the east side of Fountain from '95 until '01. The elementary schools in Fountain were pretty good, but the HS in Widefield wasn't anything to crow about. Certainly not the worst in the AOR, just average at best.

If you have younger kids, then the Fountain schools will probably be OK.

You'll have to shop around and might have to suck up some commute if you want a big lot.

I knew a couple of guys that commuted from Pueblo, but it's a pretty good haul. Driving down from Monument or the Black Forest areas means dealing with the in-town rush hour traffic.

Renting vs. buying: I rented for far too long in way too many places. Worst financial mistake ever. Start building some equity - buy. Even if you don't make a lot of $ when you sell, you'll almost always at least break even. If you're just now PCSing to Group, you'll probably get some pretty good stability and be able to live in your house for a decent amount of time. And, the odds are better than good that you'll go right back to Carson if you have to do a SWC tour which means keeping that house while you're at Bragg.