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Fort Collins is a mid-size city of 170,229 people in Larimer County, Colorado. It's part of the Fort Collins, CO area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $578k and rent runs about $2k a month.
170,229people
$578kTypical home
$1,690/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
50"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 170,229
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,974 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Fort Collins, CO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $578k (≈$3,644/mo)
- Median rent $1,690/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,744 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 23% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CYS airport
- 52 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,004 ft
- 785 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 366 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk