Fort Collins, Colorado
Population: 118,652
Located in Larimer County
Just 45 minutes from Denver's dense traffic and sprawling subdivisions lies Loveland, a town as attractive as its name. Both its older residential areas and the newer outlying neighborhoods that sprout from the prairie beckon visitors with spectacular mountain views and easy access to year-round outdoor fun. Loveland and Fort Collins are adjacent cities facing the majestic Front Range of the Rockies. They sit under vast, clear blue skies, along a corridor of northern Colorado where technology fueled job growth in the 1980s and '90s. Those jobs, plus the cities proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park and the skiing, hiking, and fishing that make rural Colorado an outdoor Eden, have lured so many newcomers that the place ranked 15th on the list of fastest growing metropolitan areas nationwide, according to the 2000 Census. Fort Collins, home to Colorado State University, took in more of those crowds. LOveland, the smaller, quieter of the two, has an appealing mix of professors and students, artists and computer jockeys. Clusters of lively restaurants and new art galleries, all in stately turn-of-the-century buildings, dot the downtown area. And thanks to a thriving community of working sculptors, the city is regarded as among the best art towns in the United States. But the heart of the city lies a few blocks away in an outdoor urban paradise: Lake Loveland, with its pretty, sand shores, and Benson Park, with its tranquil sculpture garden, are part of almost 300 acres of green playground. Golf courses, athletic fields, and bicycles paths dot the landscape, and in the midst of all this verdant space is the Loveland Museum/Gallery, a center for historical exhibits and the performing arts. Find homes for sale in Fort Collins Colorado
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