Living in Fort Collins Colorado
Living in Fort Collins Colorado
We do videos about what it is like to live in Fort Collins, CO. Everything from the pros and cons of living in Fort Collins to tours of the city.
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Thank you! Very helpful.
there isn't a ton of traffic 🤣😂🤣 big cities have better traffic flow in my experience.
I'm consistency shocked that roads like College and Trilby don't have pedestrian sidewalks and you have to walk on the highway/next to high speed traffic. like whatttttt tf.
I've lived all over the country and fort collins is trash. super expensive, super congested, mostly snobby people, absolutely deplorable food quality and prices at restaurants, terrible weather the majority of the year, nonstop wind. Anyone who lives here and enjoys it has not experienced living in a good city in the US.
I need my family here, to be able mend what this invisible evil has done to us.and to be safe and with documentation.
If you have to walk more than three blocks, a third of a mile, to catch a bus, your city's bus system has failed you. Public transportation should be within a casual walk of ten minutes, not thirty minutes... If you have to ride a bicycle to a bus stop, well, you are better off buying a e-bike and using it instead of a car or truck for local distances up to 20 miles, preferably for less than 10 miles...
For those of you who live there and don’t like the crowds now, blame this guy. These idiot realtors that ruin their own town to make money are pathetic.
Your username checks out
I lived in Kirkland Washington for a couple years and then now I live here in Fort Collins so yeah, I know exactly where you’re coming from. You got it pretty much figured out lol both beautiful cities though.
Thanks for sharing!! That’s awesome!!
Bondi! Dancing in Old Town! Until 2 am!
lol there was a time In my life… there was a time
Take away: poor communication, unreliable especially for infrequent transfer buses, not totally safe for women. Do better Fort Collins! Gimme a break on pushing this mess.
🧐🤔 - for a town of 180k I’m actually pleasantly surprised. Just added some sales tax to pump it even more. They’re doing great.
@@LivinginFortCollinsColorado I love your videos, Patrick, and was a very early subscriber. As a FTC resident, I respectfully disagree that the City is “doing great” when safety and reliability (obviously base requirements for any transportation system) cannot be met. I know they struggled to hire drivers during COVID etc etc. But it’s not meeting standards. I lived in NYC for years and know what it’s like to commute on public transportation. I would gladly do so again but I live far from these transit centers and would need to take at least one transfer. Until the City fixes safety and frequency/reliability, it cannot be “great”.
Haha that all makes sense. I suggested that 60% of my experience did meet my exceedingly low expectation. But I was pleasantly surprised. New York City is actually one of the only profitable public transportation systems in the world. I HOPE that Fort Collins continues to invest and do better, but I’m glad there are options out there even if they aren’t great. Thank you for commenting and engaging!!
How is it if you ride a bike to bus stop? Can you take your bike on to the bus or is there a rack on the front?
Plenty of room with racks inside and I think outside too
You should propose your London announcement idea to the powers that be. We need to make those improvements. What a great idea.
At least at the main transit centers! Thanks for watching :-)
Did you try getting directions using google maps with Public Transit mode? Just wondering if they update schedules (delays, etc) within the Google app.
I didn’t even know that’s a thing! I’ll Have to check it out
Some people say CO is losing population and we all know that is total BS. As others suggest water is the number one concern. 🥺
Water is definitely a big deal! Need to figure that one out!
This sounds exactly what happened in Boulder, CO. This is a horrible idea, and would skyrocket all of the housing prices.
Patrick, great video! Public transit is a huge consideration for us
@@MikeKoPhotography awesome! I had fun making the video!!
What sucks is everyone moving here and kicking out the natives..
See my comment above. Blame this guy for it. Idiot realtors ruining their own town for money.
There aren’t nearly the amount or percentage of natives as when I was growing up. Commonsense2469 blames realtors… I think the Money Magazine and US News articles were going to be released with or without realtors lol. But hopefully we can bring in bigger and better jobs to help natives stick around.
I left because of the Californication going on. I'm an independent, but the vote blue no matter who also sucks. You can't have an open discussion with the liberals here. The city was beautiful, and the people were cool. Now. I come to town only if I have to. I don't want to offend anyone not my goal. I am just giving my perspective. I really do miss the FortCollins I use to know.
We too left. Colorado has become CA East and is too expensive.
Lots of changes for sure. What’s wild from what we’ve seen is sure a fair amount of Californians, but more from the East Coast, Texas, Florida’s and Northwest. I still see it as very friendly, open and willing to welcome people. Hope to keep that mindset.
The real problem is...WATER
Yeah... But there are some MAJOR developments that could offset that and kick the water need down 50 years.
it feels like everyone that's moving away from fort Collins is moving to Greeley because our population and traffic has become shit does within the past few years. granted I'm a native of the state and I'm pretty used to the increase in traffic but it's become just absolutely ridiculous. but now that I know everyone's moving out of fort Collins even though it sucks I'll move there cuz ain't no one going to be there at this rate😂😂😂😂
lol, welcome!
@@LivinginFortCollinsColorado don't get me wrong I may be a native of Greeley Colorado but this town is turned to shit in the past 26 years
but for what it's worth I still love my state
@@alextravis4826 Love it!
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Fun video! Some of your hot takes are worse than the reddit hot takes, ha. But I feel like you just had to play devils advocate on some ha. The one I agree with is the festivals pushed out since the pandemic. Getting rid of Bohemian nights/New West Fest was a major blow to the Fort Collins music culture. Taste of foco is barely hanging on by a thread. This years event was a super low turnout. FocoMX is very expensive now. On another note regarding the pandemic, the biggest thing I miss since the pandemic is coffee shops in old town staying open past 6:00/7:00. With that said FOCO is still amazing! The one about
Thanks for the message! Haha yeah, Maybe a couple acting as devils advocate :-) Agreed! Foco is amazing!
I appreciate your videos as my husband and I are at the beginning stages of discussing a potential move to Ft. Collins! We're planning to visit in early October and if we do I'll be reaching out again, thanks!
Heck ya! Thats a great time of year to visit!!
Honestly I think you do the best job at selling an area of anyone ive seen on youtube.
Wow!! I appreciate that big time!
Absolutely love Fort Collins. This is where we will move once we retire. We visit 2-3 times a year and have fallen in love with the town. You didn't talk about the parks around town. There are quite a few for the size. Maybe include the tennis and pickle ball court options. We have played in four different parks there in town. Love your videos and love FOCO. Looking forward to retirement there.
Love it! It’s catering to so many different phases of life! Super exciting :-)
Im a foco native ....go talk shit about Greeley, Longmont or Boulder
Thanks 👍
I moved to Fort Collins and it is a nice little town with a good climate but the local people have a horrible attitude. Everyone asks me why I moved here. You can tell that the local people don't like people from other places and for reasons I cannot understand they are arrogant. It is like they think this little rural town is posh or something. It doesn't make any sense and when the wind blows just right I smell cows depending on what side of town you happen to be on. The entire city is no more than 10 miles wide and the locals seem to act as if it's a long way from one end of town to the other. On top of that there isn't really anything to do other than eat at a restaurant. And everyone is biased to the part of town they live in and it is all just about the same anyway. As soon as the housing market improves I'm selling.
Bummer to hear this is how you feel.
Before we moved to Colorado, we evaluated all the communities along the Front Range. We were disappointed in the views of all of them except Colorado Springs - well, the ones we could afford (aka not Golden or Boulder). It really is hard to get over that first view of the valley coming off Monument Hill / Palmer Divide. However, we really enjoyed walking around downtown Ft Colins. We could see why Disney copied elements of it for Main Street USA. Since I'm fully remote, I don't need to be too close to Denver - so it was a hard pass on it. But, we love being within 90 minutes of the larger city for special events and the bigger airport. I also love having the COS airport which has direct flights to a handful of places and getting thorough TSA is a breeze vs DIA. I also like that I have easy access to Summit County ski resorts via the back way (US 24 + CO 9) instead of waiting 4 hours just to reach Loveland Ski area on I-70. I think the climates are similar, although I think Ft Colins has more wind. Ft Colins is further north but Colorado Springs is higher in elevation - so they stay about 5F cooler than Denver - which is nice in the summer. In the winter, thankfully, the snow isn't much of an issue here - it normally melts off in a day or so. We get 2-3 decent snow storms each year but mostly a few flakes or up to an inch - but nothing too big. Just enough to look pretty, then go away. While not a "top" destination - Colorado Springs does have a tourism industry with Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, 7 Falls, Manitou Springs, etc. Plus with 5 military bases in the area, it is unlikely _all_ off them would leave at once. The military in the area means while the city is overall politically "purple" - that means that the area is more conservative overall than most other areas of the Front Range - especially compared to places like Boulder and Denver. Being the second largest city with nearly 500k residents does mean the Springs has its share of growing pains - as with any desirable location.
Thanks for your comment and input!! Have family and friends who live in CoSprings and they seem to love it!
2024 update?
I think I’ve got a “favorite” neighborhoods video out for 2024 release about a month or two ago
If you're considering moving to Fort Collins or Northern Colorado, we would love to help! You can give me a call at 970-893-3533 or send an email to: [email protected] - Otherwise, thank you for watching!
If you're considering moving to Fort Collins or Northern Colorado, we would love to help! You can give me a call at 970-893-3533 or send an email to: [email protected] - Otherwise, thank you for watching!
If you're considering moving to Fort Collins or Northern Colorado, we would love to help! You can give me a call at 970-893-3533 or send an email to: [email protected] - Otherwise, thank you for watching!
Great video. I lived in Windsor for a year a couple years ago. I enjoyed it and it's a beautiful and safe town but it shuts down at 9:00pm. Fort Collins is nice because you can hit up a pub or coffee shop later at night. I realize the two demos that make up 99% of Windsor are retirees and young families so it's missing the 19-30 & single people demo so late night options may never be a thing but seems like it could handle a handful of places open till midnight. It also might keep tax revenue going to Fort Collins/Loveland/Greeley.
Agreed on the tax rev! They’ve got to figure that out. Thanks for your comment!!
With the anticipated growth being north south, what impact do you think that will have on a place like Severance?
Severance is to Windsor what Timnath is/was to Fort Collins. A bedroom community that will ultimately get some commercial and traction with the growth of Windsor.
You gotta check out Agave Underground by Foothills mall. Its awesome!
Agreed! Solid Mexican food there! They serve in the mocheta’s their queso! Love it
@@LivinginFortCollinsColorado Totally and I love how they make the Guac right in front of you!
Hey I’m 22 years old. No career pick yet, thinking about getting in firefighter but I don’t know. But I’m definitely thinking about moving to Fort Collings from Texas, wondering jf I can get a job there and a apartment. I have warehouse experience, but in the long term I’m interested in the Firefighter career.
That’s super exciting! It’d be pretty expensive but doable if you’re okay with roommates! Jobs are here and available but need to start paying more that’s for sure.
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Thanks for the update, Patrick! Can you speak to what may or may not be be happening the block of homes on Osiander street in old town north-a bunch a framed, some nearly finished, a few only have foundations. They were clearly shut down by the building dept, and I’ve not noticed anything change over there for least two years now-maybe longer.
I’ll have to do a little more research. But they’re owned by Dasag LLC based out of San Diego who the managing partner is Enrico Scolari. I’d have to connect with the building dept to see what types of insights they have as to why the construction has stopped. No news articles on the LLC or the Owner in regards to troubles… Super weird I agree.
Hi Dawson! This topic was brought up at City Council this past week and staff and city are working on it. Builder seems to be uninterested in finishing. Looks like they're having a spotlight shined on em!
Interesting 🤔 . Seems like a lot to bail on. (No pun intended). I wonder if the building dept would allow them to be completed by another party, of if they’ed need to scraped are started over.
Beijing Noodle! Go if you haven’t.
Maybe we will go as a team!
Very entertaining you two...the chemistry is undeniable! ;). This list is perfectly timed...Im looking for food places in FoCo this weekend!
They had me dying laughing! hahaha
Excellent and very honest. Living in Fort Collins is an incredible life!
Thank you! Couldn’t agree more :-)
Great video, and you were right on with your assessment!
Glad you enjoyed it! Izzy crushed
Really interesting and great video. I actually grew up in Laporte. What I never really thought about until recently is there is no "downtown" or "old town neighborhood" like many small towns have. Wellington, Johnstown, Windsor all have a small strip of old commercial buildings as well as neighborhoods from the early 1900's. It's crazy there really isn't many buildings homes built in Laporte before the what seems like the 70's.
Thanks for the comment and watching!!
Nice video man. The area has had such rapid growth it's OK if FoCo gets a bit of a breather. I think the university helps insure continual growth around here as well.
Love this comment. I think a breather is a great thing!
Any mention of the Wuhuan Lab on steroids being operated there? Old lab got shut down out of safety....
Just the mass meth production hidden in the CSU underground distributed by the professors
I used to work for a company in Reston VA that had a side office in Fort Collins CO to help deal with all the government agencies there, one day I looked up rents in Fort Collins and couldn't believe people were paying that much rent for one BR apartments in Fort Collins.
Pretty expensive compared to years past. Shambhala comes at a cost these days
Not worth it at all to live in Ft Collins!
@@Jjjkcbappreciate you sharing your opinion. It’s not for everyone.
@@LivinginFortCollinsColorado shambles of how great CO once was not shambhala
@@LivinginFortCollinsColorado I'm moving from San Diego to FoCo for a job. Until recently I was laid off for 18 months and effectively trapped in a $56K/year rental house.
Nothing but an infomercial here trying to drum up business.
But did you take advantage of the midnight special? There was a 60 second window during the infomercial offering a free scooter 🛵
I found it as an informative and honest analysis.
@@DCVO Thanks for the feedback 🙂
Fort Collins is still best in class in the area!
The gem of Northern Co
"3-4 years to start building" This is a major reason the USA could lose out to China.
We’ve got to figure it out!
new mini malls sucks - stop the BS
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