All About Northern Colorado Homes: Everything you wanted to know about Moving to Northern Colorado.

Welcome to my New Blog about Living in Northern Colorado. As a Realtor I am ask all the time what is Northern Colorado really like well here it is.

It is Windy!

No I mean it is Windy! We have a lot of sunny days but we always have a breeze from mild to hold on to your hats folks.

Yes the Horses are at the Budweiser Brewery. They keep the Clydesdale's at the site and you can go see them when you go on the free beer tour. Yes I said Free!

We have great sporting events close by with CSU, CU, and UNC close by. The Budweiser Event Center host the Colorado Eagles Hockey, Colorado Ice Indoor Football, and many Concerts and Events.

We have the Lincoln Center for performing Arts. They put on shows though out the year.

Fort Collins was voted Best place to live in 2006 by Money Magazine see article http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/snapshots/PL0827425.html

Here are the Demographics for Fort Collins

Demographics County:

LarimerPopulation: 137,177 and growing (taken in 2005)

Altitude: 4,984 ft.Location: 60.3 miles North of Denver, CO and 46 miles South of Cheyenne, WYCity

Nicknames: The Choice City, Fort Fun

Growth Rate: Approximately 3% per year

University: Colorado State University

Average Median Family Income: $44,459/year

Major Employers: Colorado State University, Poudre School District, Hewlett Packard, Poudre Valley Health Systems, Eastman Kodak, Larimer County, Agilent Technologies, City of Fort Collins.

Recreation: 40 Parks within the City 23.14 miles of trails, that includes paved and unpaved walking and bike trails. 3 city golf courses Two marathons are held here each year Fort Collins is located just minutes from the Cache la Poudre Canyon which provides great hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, kayaking, fishing and whitewater rafting opportunities

Weather: On Average Fort Collins experiences 300 days of sunshine per year.

I Hope this Helps shead some Light on Northern Colorado!