Town guide

Fort Collins, Colorado

Fort Collins is a city in Larimer County, Colorado, home to about 170,229 people across 57 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 80512, 80521, 80524, 80525, 80526 and 80528.

Homes sold for a median of $274 per square foot across 6 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 4 of 6 were seller’s markets.

Population170,2292,976 per sq mi

Median home value$577,900Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$274Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking17%Median of 6 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fort Collins

6 ZIP codes

Bellvue, CO80512 Buyer’s market $309/sq ft −9.9% vs. last year 9.9 months of supply · 11% sold over asking

Mostly Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO80521 Seller’s market $378/sq ft +7.8% vs. last year 3.5 months of supply · 20% sold over asking Competition 42/100

Mostly Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO80524 Balanced $274/sq ft −8.5% vs. last year 4.5 months of supply · 16% sold over asking Competition 38/100

Mostly Fort Collins; also Laporte

Fort Collins, CO80525 Seller’s market $265/sq ft +3.3% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 50/100

Mostly Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO80526 Seller’s market $273/sq ft −1.2% vs. last year 3 months of supply · 23% sold over asking Competition 55/100

Mostly Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO80528 Seller’s market $246/sq ft +8.7% vs. last year 2.3 months of supply · 15% sold over asking Competition 49/100

Mostly Fort Collins; also Windsor

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fort Collins. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Fort Collins at a glance

City · Larimer County, CO

Population	170,2292,976 per square mile
Land area	57 square milesplus 1.3 of water
Median household income	$85,070average $111,885
Median home value	$577,900as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,690/month
Homes lived in by owners	52%
Single-family houses	52% of homes
Median year built	1992
Average household	2.25 people
Median age	30.9
Average commute	20 minutes22% work from home
Adults with a degree	61%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Fort Collins

Distances

Nearest major airport	Denver International Airport (DEN)52 miles away
Closer regional airport	Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (CYS)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Denver, CO56 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Phoenix, AZ618 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Collins; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fort Collins

U.S. Representative · Colorado’s 2nd DistrictJoe Neguse (D)
U.S. SenatorJohn W. Hickenlooper (D)
U.S. SenatorMichael F. Bennet (D)
GovernorJared Polis (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataJeni Arndt

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fort Collins had 169,810 residents in the 2020 census, up 43% since 2000.

It’s the 4th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.

Larimer County grew from 12,168 residents in 1900 to 359,066 in 2020.

Larimer County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 15.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Collins, CO weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Larimer County

139,517 jobs at 11,764 businesses in Larimer County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

4,379 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Collins’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Poudre Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fort Collins1.4 miles
Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Fort Collins5.4 miles
Medical Center of the RockiesGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Loveland8.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	249
Specialist doctors	602
Dentists	209
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	587
Mental health providers	1,974
Physical and occupational therapists	553
Optometrists	62
Chiropractors	143
Pharmacies	48

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Fort Collins

Parks (58 nearby)

Spring Canyon Park · 111 acres3.1 mi
Fossil Creek Park · 97 acres3.4 mi
Lee Martinez Park · 83 acres3.0 mi
City Park · 77 acres2.8 mi
Edora Park · 70 acres1.3 mi
Rolland Moore Park · 69 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores (22 nearby)

King Soopers0.5 mi
Sprouts Farmers Market0.5 mi
Whole Foods Market0.6 mi
Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse0.9 mi

Pharmacies (17 nearby)

Walgreens0.4 mi
King Soopers Pharmacy0.5 mi
Good Day Pharmacy0.6 mi
UC Health Pharmacy1.4 mi

Libraries (5 nearby)

Morgan Library1.6 mi
Study Cube1.6 mi
Poudre River Public Library - Main2.2 mi
Harmony/FRCC Public Library2.6 mi
Library - Council Tree Branch3.0 mi

Museums (8 nearby)

Avenir Museum1.1 mi
Allicar Museum1.1 mi
Heritage Courtyard at Library Park2.1 mi
Museum of Contemporary Art2.2 mi
Avery House2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)

Midtown Arts Center1.4 mi
Debut Theatre1.9 mi
Lincoln Center2.1 mi
Aggie Theater2.2 mi
Sound Bar2.4 mi

Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1864.

Colleges and universities

McKinley College
Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences
U.S. Career Institute

Sports teams

Colorado State Rams NCAA Division I

Notable people born here

Jake Lloyd (1989) · American actor
Jon Heder (1977) · American actor
Ross Marquand (1981) · American actor
Wayne Allard (1943) · US politician
Derek Theler (1986) · American actor
Byron White (1917) · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and American football player (1917–2002)
Ben Woolf (1980) · American actor (1980-2015)
Colin Clark (1984) · American soccer player (1984-2019)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Fort Collins

Public schools here are run by State Charter School Institute, Poudre School District R-1, Thompson School District R-2J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (49)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Academy of Arts and Knowledge ElementaryFt Collins	Pre-K–5	240	Charter	2.5 mi
Axis International AcademyFort Collins	Pre-K–6	288	Charter	2.7 mi
Bacon Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	397	Public	3.8 mi
Bauder Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	423	Public	2.9 mi
Beattie Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	302	Public	1.0 mi
Bennett Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	362	Public	1.8 mi
Cottonwood Plains Elementary SchoolFt Collins	Pre-K–5	330	Public	5.6 mi
Coyote Ridge Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	242	Public	4.7 mi
Fort Collins Montessori SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–6	278	Charter	2.6 mi
Harris Bilingual Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	311	Public	1.4 mi
Irish Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	365	Public	3.9 mi
Johnson Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	348	Public	2.4 mi
Kruse Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	406	Public	2.2 mi
Laurel Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	412	Public	1.6 mi
Linton Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	307	Public	2.5 mi
Lopez Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	361	Public	1.8 mi
McGraw Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	349	Public	2.5 mi
Olander Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	310	Public	2.9 mi
Putnam Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	258	Public	3.1 mi
Shepardson Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	414	Public	1.3 mi
Tavelli Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	519	Public	4.3 mi
Traut Core Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	484	Public	3.2 mi
Werner Elementary SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–5	374	Public	2.9 mi
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern ColoradoFort Collins	K–12	621	Charter	0.7 mi
Dunn Elementary SchoolFort Collins	K–5	392	Public	2.2 mi
Liberty Common Charter SchoolFort Collins	K–12	1,516	Charter	2.1 mi
Mountain Sage Community SchoolFort Collins	K–8	265	Charter	2.0 mi
O'Dea Elementary SchoolFort Collins	K–5	398	Public	0.2 mi
Polaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolFort Collins	K–12	406	Alternative Education	2.8 mi
PSD Global AcademyFort Collins	K–12	259	Public	0.9 mi

And 19 more.

Private schools (8)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Christian Core AcademyFort Collins	Pre-K–8	59	Christian (no specific denomination)	<0.1 mi
Fort Collins Christian SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–6	17	Seventh-day Adventist	1.5 mi
Front Range Baptist AcademyFort Collins	Pre-K–12	134	Baptist	2.2 mi
Heritage Christian AcademyFort Collins	Pre-K–12	286	Christian (no specific denomination)	3.1 mi
Rivendell School of Northern ColoradoFort Collins	Pre-K–5	122	Nonsectarian	1.6 mi
St Joseph Catholic SchoolFort Collins	Pre-K–8	178	Roman Catholic	2.5 mi
Fort Collins Christian SchoolFort Collins	TK–6	29	Seventh-day Adventist	1.5 mi
Cornerstone Ministries Dba Grace AcademyFort Collins	6–12	12	Other religious	4.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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