Fort Collins
- City in Colorado
Fort Collins
- grade AOverall Grade
- City in Colorado
- Rating 4.13 out of 5 985 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade C
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade B+
- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade A
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Median Home Value
$431,300
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,443
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Fort Collins Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault259.5national 282.7
- Murder1.2national 6.1
- Rape33.3national 40.7
- Robbery27.4national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary244.6national 500.1
- Theft2,078.6national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft282.7national 284
Residents
Top Public Schools Serving Fort Collins
Top Private Schools Near Fort Collins
- grade A minus
Campion Academy
- Rating 4.06 out of 5 95 reviews
- grade A minus
Heritage Christian Academy
- Rating 3.91 out of 5 11 reviews
- grade B+
Front Range Baptist Academy
- Rating 4.56 out of 5 9 reviews
- grade B+
Resurrection Christian School
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 187 reviews
- grade A
HMS Richards Adventist School
- Rating 5 out of 5 10 reviews
Working in Fort Collins
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$72,932
National
$69,021Similar Places
Fort Collins Reviews
Rating 4.13 out of 5 985 reviews
I have lived here since 1997, now we have a family so things have definitely changed in the past 25+ years. Downside: Too many dumb liberals making policies to where now home ownership and renting is only for the rich and kidswith trust funds! Once again, due to liberal policies, downtown is just ridden with homeless drug addicts! It's really sad that so much money from taxpayers is being used to fund liberal ideologies! Move to TX or FL orif you're a liberal, move to CA, stop screwing up what once was a beautiful, crime free, happy town!
Personally, I love Fort Collins and live on the foothills. Fort Collins has a few hangout spots for my family and friends, but nothing too extravagant. Old Town is one of the best places with live music and little businesses! a great place to have a good time with friends and family. There is also of course the Foothills mall, which in my opinion is not the best place ever because of its lack of shops right now. And heading on the edge of Fort Collins and Timnath on Harmony, a shopping center with a Super Target and really cool shops like 2nd and Charles and Game Stop is also a popular place to go to. However, Fort Collins is a subject to Colorado's rising prices and higher cost of living. It's getting hard to live here currently with job scarcity and rising gas prices. Recently, we have been in bipolar weather because of a monsoon, which is causing minor floods and rough storms with a lot of lightning and thunder.
It's tops in the nation for bike riding, and its mild sunny climate; has excellent schools, many green spaces and natural areas; an excellent music scene including The Music District and an award winning CO public station KRFC; award winning City government; super safe; walkable; highly educated; beautiful architecture and fun vibe with concerts & festivals in Old Town; gorgeous Cache La Poudre River runs thru; Horsetooth Reservoir is 20 minutes away for recreation; has an engaged community through the CSU Center for Deliberation and via City boards, commissions, and inclusive meetings; it ain't called The Choice City for decades for nothing! We discovered this town when my husband and I were almost 60 and left a gorgeous place in Atlanta cuz this is easier living, with its smaller physical size and its longer range planning. We do errands by bike, enjoy friendly people & support successful non profits who care about those needing a hand. We residents work together to improve life.