Fort Collins vs Loveland
Fort Collins, CO compared with Loveland, CO · 9 miles apart
Fort Collins has 171,500 residents to Loveland’s 81,387. Fort Collins comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, average commute. Loveland does better on homeownership, poverty rate, price to income.
| Fort Collins, CO | Loveland, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171,500 | 81,387 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,996 | 2,251 |
| Median household income | $85,070 | $84,604 |
| Median home value | $577,900 | $479,000 |
| Median rent | $1,690 | $1,730 |
| Homeownership | 51.6% | 62.2% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 26.2 min |
| Median age | 30.9 | 40.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.7% | 39% |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 6.8× | 5.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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