From the award winning schools, immediate access to the outdoors, the authentic downtown, and Colorado State University – there is something here for everyone. If you are seeking the Colorado lifestyle and a community in which you can reinvent and reinvigorate yourself then Fort Collins is your city.
See why Fort Collins is unique and provides endless possibilities for pursuing your passions.
The City of Fort Collins is at the top of everyone’s list as a great place to live and do business:
|
Award/Recognition
|
Ranking
|
Publication/Organization
|
|
America's Best-Educated Cities
|
10th
|
Forbes magazine
|
|
One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids
|
n/a
|
Business Week
|
|
Northside Aztlan Community Center LEED certification
|
Gold
|
U.S. Green Build Council
|
|
Bicycle Friendly Community
|
Gold
|
League of American Bicyclists
|
|
Best Places to Live
|
2nd
|
Money magazine
|
|
One of 8 Enriching Towns for Art and Music Lovers
|
n/a
|
Where to Retire magazine, April 2008
|
|
Best Places for Business and Career
|
3rd
|
Forbes magazine
|
|
Best Places to Live and Launch a Business
|
39th
|
CNN/Money
|
|
One of 30 Fast Cities
|
n/a
|
Fast Company Magazine
|
|
Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups
|
n/a
|
Kiplinger's magazine
|
|
One of American's Most Walkable Small Cities
|
n/a
|
msn.com
|
|
Best Places for Business and Careers
|
28th
|
Forbes
|
|
Best Place to Live
|
8th
|
Cities Ranked & Rated, 2nd Edition
|
|
Best Place to Invest in Real Estate
|
9th
|
Business 2.0
|
|
Best Place to Live
|
1st
|
Money magazine
|
|
One of 63 Hot Mid-Sized Cities for Entrepreneurs
|
23rd
|
Entrepreneur magazine
|
|
Best Places for Business and Career
|
16th
|
Forbes magazine
|
|
Safest Drivers
|
2nd
|
Allstate Insurance
|
|
50 Best Places to Live
|
34th
|
Kiplinger's magazine
|
|
Top 100 Affordable Communities/Best Places to Raise Your Family
|
6th
|
Frommer's
|
|
Preserve America Grant
|
n/a
|
National Park Service
|
|
100 Best Communities for Young People
|
n/a
|
America's Promise
|
|
"Bicycle Friendly Community"
|
n/a
|
League of American Bicyclists
|
|
Governor's Award for Downtown Excellence
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
One of 18 Perfect Towns -- Where to Live NOW
|
n/a
|
Outside magazine
|
|
One of Top 25 Running Cities in America
|
25th
|
Runner's World magazine
|
|
Best Low-Budget/High-Impact Campaign
|
n/a
|
Bronze Quill Awards
|
|
Best Places to Live
|
4th
|
Men's Journal
|
|
Safest Drivers
|
9th
|
Allstate Insurance
|
|
Top Retirement Spot
|
1st
|
Where to Retire magazine
|
|
Best City Website in the Nation
|
1st
|
Digital Cities
|
|
Best Places for Business and Career
|
29th
|
Forbes magazine
|
|
5-Star Award
|
n/a
|
ICLEI
|
|
Best Cities That Have it All
|
10th
|
A&E network
|
|
Best Places to Raise a Family
|
3rd
|
Reader's Digest
|
What makes Fort Collins the winner of Money Magazine’s 2006 Best Place to Live? It is the quality of the life the community offers.