Fort Collins Homes For Sale

Located east of the Colorado Rocky Mountain foothills, Fort Collins, Colorado is approximately 65 miles north of Denver and 45 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fifth most populous city in the entire state, the population by the most current estimates is about 137,000. Home to Colorado State University, Fort Collins is a college town in every sense of the word.

Both in 2006 and 2008, Money Magazine voted Fort Collins as the Best Place to Live. It received this moniker because Fort Collins has an extremely low crime rate, wonderful educational and employment opportunities and a sustainable outdoor life. Over one thousand Fort Collins CO homes for sale are available at any given moment. The median price for a home in 2008 was $207,739, indicating that half the homes in the area cost less and half are more expensive. The average asking price for a home in the area is $315,000.

Fort Collins began its life in 1862 as a military outpost of the United States Army. At that time, soldiers from the 9th Kansas Cavalry at Fort Laramie were sent to what is now the town of Laporte to protect the Cherokee Trail and to guard the overland Stage Line. The site was originally dubbed “Camp Collins” in honor of Lt Col. Wiliam O’ Collins a popular Ohio Cavalry commander whose headquarters were in Fort Laramie. A flood destroyed the camp in 1864 and a new site was dedicated a few miles away and renamed Fort Collins.

Fort Collins has almost 300 days of sunshine and only 15 inches of rain each year. In addition, the heat from the area is dry and not uncomfortably humid like that of the Midwest and the east coast. There are also many cultural attractions and recreational activities for both residents and visitors to the area. Some of these include nightclubs and outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, boating and camping. All the new roads in Fort Collins have bike lanes and there is even a “bike library” for those who don’t own and wish to rent one.

The area is also home to various large festivals which are held in Old Town (the historic shopping district). A college town with a thriving beer culture, there are two microbreweries that distribute both locally and nationally. Artistic expression is welcome in Fort Collins with its many art galleries, sculptures and museums. With a Performance Hall that seats more than a thousand people, the Lincoln Center is the main venue for the performing arts. Its mini theater seats more than two hundred and many groups perform here. Some of them include: Fort Collins Symphony, Canyon Concert Baller, Larimer Chorale and others.

The Fort Collins Museum offers many permanent and temporary exhibits as well as more than 30,000 artifacts concerning the history of the city and surrounding areas. The top three employers are: Colorado State University, HP and The Poudre Valley Hospital. There are many small businesses as well aided by the Fort Collins Small Business Development Center.

Production in Fort Collins CO involves: electronics, accessories, scientific instruments, pharmaceuticals, communications, machinery and equipment as well as green energy technology concerning bio-fuels, solar and Smart Grid technologies.

Residents agree that is a fine place to live, work and raise a family.