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Fort Collins Colorado Happiest City

Real Estate Agent with United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

April 16, 2014 10:27 AM

Fort Collins, Colorado was ranked amongst the nation’s 10 happiest cities by a Gallup poll released last Friday.

These cities ranked with Fort Collins in the top five: (1st) Lincoln, Nebaska, (2nd) Boulder, CO; (3^rd) Burlington-South Burlington, VT; (4^th) Provo-Orem, UT

Fort Collins-Loveland residents were more satisfied with the city or area in which they live than other cities polled according to today’s edition of the Northern Colorado Business Report.

In 2013, Fort Collins ranked 13^th as one of the happiest cities in America by Twitter- based on the number of LOLs and fewest swear words.

Besides having a robust economy, culture, parks entertainment, Colorado State University, lovely tree lined streets, bike paths, and trail systems.- - I can’t help but think that people in Fort Collins are happiest because of the close proximity to outdoor recreation; like waterskiing at Horsetooth Reservoir, white water rafting in the Poudre Canyon, or camping, hiking and fishing in Red Feather Lakes for instance….:-)

People in Red Feather Lakes/Livermore are pretty happy too! I would not want to live here without a city nearby and when I lived in the city it was always nice to get-a-way to the mountains.

Located just 45 minutes from nearby Fort Collins I think our mountain area and the city help each other out on the happiness scale!

Congratulations Fort Collins, Colorado- you’re looking good!

“Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower”

Mary Douglas, your Mountain Broker-Associate and REALTOR®

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, CO

www.marydouglas-redfeatherlakes.net

970-231-5756

I specialize in the Red Feather Lakes and Livermore area, Fox Acres, Crystal Lakes and Glacier View Meadows Subdivisions, if you are interested in buying or selling your mountain home, please give me a call, I’m here to help you.

The information contained in Mary’s blog is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and the opinions and views expressed in these articles are solely those of the author.

I write about my area in Colorado; Law, Custom & Procedure vary from State to State and even within the State.

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Tony & Darcy Cannon

Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT

The C Team

Mary, That is great! Fort Collins is a pretty area, it's been awhile since I was there last, but it is very nice!

Apr 16, 2014 11:52 AM

Donna Foerster

HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO

Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Mary~ Colorado is a great place to live. I moved here nearly 23 years ago from the East Coast and you couldn't PAY me to move back!

Apr 16, 2014 02:32 PM

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty

Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL

Florida Space Coast Homes

Honestly...I hate all the arbitrary ratings we see...but I must say...I think I could be very happy living in Ft. Collins :)

Apr 17, 2014 12:57 AM

Mary Douglas

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO

REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Tony and Darcy, thank you for stopping by- I appreciate that! You know, it is a nice city - they have a lot to offer!

Hi Donna, I'm a Colorado native, and probably will never leave! LOL Thanks for coming by Donna:-)

Hi Jeffrey, I think you could be happy there too----they have a lot, but no beach! I'm not sure about the polls either, but it's nice to be mentioned in a positive light. Thanks for coming by to visit!

Apr 17, 2014 12:10 PM

Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Hi Mary, and yes I think you are on to something about your great outdoors and natural beauty surrounding the area having something to do with the rankings.

Yes, I remember my first LOL that I ever used was on your blog!!!

LOTS OF LIVESTOCK!

Apr 17, 2014 09:01 PM

LOL (laughing out loud) Bruce! Your LOL (lots of livestock) goes with Fort Collins . In fact, when we first moved to Fort Collins in 1976, part of the CSU campus' bull farm was right in the middle of town. By the time we moved here in 1996, it had been relocated as the city had grown by leaps and bounds! Thanks Bruce, nice to see you again!

Apr 17, 2014 11:09 PM

Bruce Walter

West Lafayette, IN

Debbie Walsh

Shahar Management - Middletown, NY

Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Hmmm...what an interesting rating system. I think you are definitely right about all of the stress relieving things to do out there that make everyone so relaxed and "happy!"

Apr 19, 2014 03:55 AM

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Realtor Top 1%

RE/MAX Gold - Sacramento, CA

Put 40 years of experience to work for you

These sound like all cities where major colleges are located, so of course they are happy places because everybody, meaning mostly students, are either drunk or stoned. Except for maybe Utah.

Apr 20, 2014 04:23 AM

Thanks Debra- I'm just positive that's it!:-)

Elizabeth, I don't know this, I can only speak from personal experience...but college aged students are generally a pretty happy go lucky group- but drunk or stoned? nah, that just couldn't be the reason- for Fort Collins it's because of the close proximity to Red Feather Lakes! LOL

Apr 21, 2014 12:01 PM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Mary you are probably right that the residents of Fort Collin are so happy because of the proximity to outdoor activities. Congrats to Fort Collin!

Apr 29, 2014 04:30 PM

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR

"Your Local Expert!" 503-755-2905

Mary, this was such a GREAT localism post!! Do you have a small paper that you could write for? This would be one of those articles that you could use in other places. I write for a small Vernonia paper and since I'm writing blogs already, and catch a different audience with the paper, it's kind of a two-fer.

I LOVE the moose photo and caption! (Is it okay if I "pin" it on one of my Pinterest Boards? I would give you credit).

May 01, 2014 09:50 AM

William Johnson

Retired - La Jolla, CA

Retired Real Estate Professional

Hi Mary, This was a marvelous local post and certainly there would be no disagreement in the way you have presented it that Fort Collins is the Happiest City. Well done!

May 05, 2014 04:12 PM

Inna Ivchenko

Barcode Properties - Encino, CA

Realtor® • Green • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Good to know. It is probably a lovely city to live:)

I wonder where los angeles is on that list? Probably at the very end....

May 05, 2014 04:39 PM

Hi Jennifer, I'm pretty sure that's the reason :-)

Hi Gayle, sorry to come back to this so late- your small paper sounds like a great way to share ideas and information! Pin away Gayle and thanks for the credit!

Thanks William! Fort Collins has a lot going for it.

Hello, Inna, I was talking to man in our office the other day who was looking for some mountain property- he made it clear the he CHOSE Fort Collins for his famiy. In fact, it used to be called the Choice City (maybe it still is) Not sure about L.A., but so many people live there, they must like it, right? :-)

Thanks everyone for stopping by, I appreciate it!

May 07, 2014 12:36 AM

Don Sabinske

Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. - Zimmerman, MN

Sabinske & Associates Inc.

Those moose do look pretty darned happy, Mary. And, I don't doubt that Fort Collins is pretty happy....now that that craft beer fad is taking off all over! And, the revenue that will pour in from the medical marijuana crowd should keep the taxes lower, too!

May 18, 2014 05:03 AM

Don, I am not getting email notifications on my posts--for some reason. I apologize! The craft beer industry is strong in Fort Collins, there are many good brewers. Now we don't just have medical marijuana, but recreational use too- we'll see how that impacts taxes. The moose is happy, he doesn't care about any of it! LOL

Sep 19, 2014 12:54 PM

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