Communities

ABOUT FORT COLLINS With charming homes from the late 1800’s, a vintage trolley, and downtown architecture used as inspiration for Disneyland’s Main Street, the 175,000 inhabitants of Fort Collins have aptly named their town the ‘Choice City’. Fort Collins was founded as a military outpost of the United States Army in 1864. It succeeded a […]

ABOUT LOVELAND ‘The Sweetheart City’ shines on Valentines Day when over 160,000 letters and cards pass through Loveland’s Valentine Re-mailing program, but the town of 76,000 really stands out in its dedication to art, with the Benson Sculpture Garden, three foundries, and 475 pieces of public art. Mariano Medina built the first settlement in the […]

ABOUT BERTHOUD Iconic views of the Rockies mix with a laid-back Old Town and newer suburbs further to the west in the ‘Garden Spot of Colorado’. Berthoud (pronounced ‘Burr-thid’) saw a number of claims during the Colorado Gold Rush in the early 1860’s before it quieted down. At last tally, 15,000 people call it home. […]

ABOUT LONGMONT Named after the +14,000 foot-high Longs Peak just to the west in the Indian Peaks Wilderness portion of the Rocky Mountains, Longmont sits just north of Boulder and the Flatirons and is home to around 100,000. The word “Longmont” comes from Longs Peak, a prominent mountain named for explorer Stephen H. Long that […]

ABOUT BELLVUE Bellvue is an unincorporated, sleepy community of 2,000 people, situated just a few miles north of Fort Collins, by the mouth of Poudre Canyon. The town is tucked in between the foothills and the Dakota Hogback Ridge, in Pleasant Valley. Jacob and Elizabeth Flowers and their family arrived in the area in 1873 […]

ABOUT LAPORTE Laporte sparkles along the banks of the Cache La Poudre river, just north of Fort Collins. With a population of just over 2,100 people, locals enjoy the laid-back environs and views of the hogback ridges. AMENITIES OF THE LAPORTE COMMUNITY Laporte’s Swing Station has a solid following as a music venue, and Vern’s […]

ABOUT SEVERANCE The main town connecting Timnath to Eaton via Highway 74, Severance has quadrupled its population from the early 2000’s, to now more than 12,000. Severance boasted one of the largest sugar beet operations in the early 1900’s but it’s current claim to fame is Rocky Mountain oysters. AMENITIES OF THE SEVERANCE COMMUNITY Severance […]

ABOUT EATON Governor Benjamin Eaton is the namesake for the town of Eaton, and is credited with the first to design and run irrigation from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern plains of Colorado. Today, Eaton’s 6,000 residents have direct access via Highway 85 to Denver International Airport. Much of the farming country around Eaton, […]

ABOUT GREELEY Greeley is home to the University of Northern Colorado, JBS Meats, and a number of oil and gas companies, and has one of the lower average home prices and cost of living indexes in Colorado. Roughly 110,000 people call Greeley home. Named after the New York Tribune’s editor Horace Greeley who came to […]

ABOUT EVANS Nestled south of Greeley off of Highway 85, Evans is now close to 25,000 in population. Oil and gas jobs abound here, with 83% of all crude oil and 56% of all natural gas production in the state coming from Weld County. Known as the “Queen City of the Platte” when incorporated in […]

ABOUT WELLINGTON Wellington is the northernmost I-25 town in Colorado, and home to a number of reservoirs and lakes. A mix of houses from the early 1900’s, late 1900’s, and recent builds are home to 12,000 people. Wellington was founded in 1902, incorporated in 1905, and named for C. L. Wellington (an employee of the […]

ABOUT WINDSOR Just a skip and a jump east of Fort Collins and across I-25 is situated the cute and storied town of Windsor. The 45-mile long Poudre River walking and bicycle trail connects Windsor to Greeley in the east and Fort Collins in the west. Population is right around 30,000. In 1873, a settler […]

ABOUT TIMNATH Heading east down Harmony Rd out of Fort Collins places you in Timnath, one of the fastest growing towns in Colorado. With quick access to I-25 and Costco combined with sweeping views of the Rockies, it is no wonder that Timnath continues its growth. Timnath was first homesteaded by settlers in 1869. The […]

ABOUT MILLIKEN A skosh west of Johnstown and I-25, Milliken’s 10,000 residents appreciate the slower lane, with access to the South Platte River, Big Thompson and Little Thompson Rivers, and nine city parks. This is perhaps one of the most affordable housing communities in northern Colorado. Milliken’s roots trace back to the 1860s when the […]

ABOUT JOHNSTOWN Johnstown is located just west of the confluence of the Big Thompson River and the Little Thompson River. The town of 20,000 offers the perfect balance of old town Colorado (check out the quaint restaurants and coffee shops on N. Parish Ave) and convenience. Johnstown was founded in 1902 by Harvey J. Parish, […]

ABOUT ERIE Population along the Front Range has been incredible, and Erie is no exception, growing from only 1,260 people in 1990 to 25,000 today. Be sure to check out the Wise Homestead Museum, touted as one of the best examples of Western Victorian architecture in the state. Prior to the 1870s, and the development […]

ABOUT FIRESTONE From coal-mining community in the late 1800’s to today’s town of 20,000 people, Firestone’s residents and leaders have created a playground for Colorado outdoor enthusiasts. The Town of Firestone, named after Ohio investor Jacob H. Firestone, was established in 1908 to support local coal miners and their families. On May 27, 1907, the […]