Hello! There are so many beautiful areas of Fort Collins, and looking at neighborhoods and communities that are more established, Old Town Fort Collins gives a home owner a great range of opportunity.

18 years ago when I first moved to Fort Collins, not knowing my way around, one of the first streets that I drove down was Mountain Ave. just by mistake. I was in a jeep with the top down on a warm summer day and looking up I noticed the amazing trees that filled the sky and the fun electic feel of the homes all around the neighborhood. That is where we have settled and haven't left since, both crazy about the wonderful outdoor lifestyle and community feel that Old Town provides.

Living 18 years in the Old Town area now, we have found an exceptional quality of life. Love the diversity, the wonderful old home character in combination with some of beautiful new home projects that are popping up here and there. Many investors are taking up the opportunity for a piece of Old Town property, and re-creating the dream with the ideal location already provided (scrappers).

For many reasons, I hope you have checked out the Fort Collins Old Town area for all it offers: accessability, the character and electic style of unique properties, endless community activities, proximity to Horsetooth Reservoir, Poudre Canyon area, Spring Creek Trail, Poudre River Trail, exceptional restaurants and shopping, wonderful festivals, fantastic schools in walking distance~ it's all about quality of life!

Old Town properties, go quickly typically! We would be happy to provide you with more information on what opportunties are currently available!

Where are you relocating from?

Kind Regards,

Catherine & Dylan Rogers 970-988-1030 clrogers@frii.com

The neighborhoods that have good schools, tree lined streets and low crime - Old Town (If you like older houses with more character) but prices can be higher for less sq footage. There are a few new homes being built on Maple, couple on Laurel and one on Elm. If you want a new house in an older neighborhood.

Anything around McGraw Elementary is also a good choice. Sounds like you need a good Middle school Webber is good and Rocky Mountain is a great high school. Good luck in your search!

I'd reinforce the suggestion to look around the Old Town area...it's 180* different than the treeless new subdivisions you want to avoid: more diversity, tree lined-streets, character, walking to amenities, etc.

Best, Tommy

Fort Collins has received many awards in the past few years and is a wonderful place to live! In fact it just won Business Week's 2009 Best Places to Raise Your Kids!

The entire article and list can be found and the following website:
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/106120/The-Best…

I specialize in working with out of state relocaion home buyers and would be happy to send you a relocation packet with area information, outdoor activities, & school details in addition to a CD with local resources. Please call or email me if you are interested.

In general if you are looking for tree lined streets, you might consider looking in the 80524 and 80525 zip codes to start. You can search all homes for sale in Northern Colorado at http://www.FortCollinsDreamHome.com

Kindly, Carrie Holmes 970-988-0242 email: Carrie.Holmes@ColoradoHomes.com

If you go to Google Earth and see Ft. C. from the air, you'll see some areas with lots of trees and some with hardly any. Most of Ft. Collins newer neighborhoods are former farms. Old town and several more established areas around CSU are older and have lots of nice old trees. Newer areas have smaller trees around homes, and the streets will be tree lined with newer trees the newer the neighborhood. Our schools are top rated. The PSD web site does a great job of providing info. Crime rate is very low thankfully. Skiing is about 2 to 2.5 hours away. Steamboat is fabulous and is due west of us as the grow flyies, but for us humans, its about 2.5 hour drive. Ft. Collins offers homes in all price ranges, so you shouldn't have a problem finding something suitable. If you'd like assistance, shoot me an email or visit my website at http://www.dougcard.net

Thanks for your interest in our town. We can help you with several of your requirements, the exception being the proximity to skiing. The closest ski areas are Snowy Range, outside Laramie Wyoming, and Eldora, above Boulder. For the larger resorts, you are looking at a 2-3 hour drive, depending on traffic and road conditions.

That being said, Fort Collins has a great school system ( http://www.psdschools.com/ ) and climate. The crime stats I have seen are relatively low, as well.

As Shawna said, the Old Town area has lots of tree lined streets. Because the town's forefathers had the foresight to develop the town with wide streets in the downtown area, most of the trees have not been cut down for street widening projects. Do be aware that most of the trees in town are beautiful this time of year, but will lose their leaves in the winter. This, however, just gives you a better view of the mountains!

As a 35+ year resident of Northern Colorado, I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Mike Weber
Keller Williams Realty
970-310-4289

Hi, Fort Collins is a very nice location. We have so much to offer. We are listed on various lists that come out for being a great place to live. Old Town Ft. Collins has tree lined streets. Mountain Street comes to mind. There are many trees in Ft. Collins and since old town area is established, there are many old trees. Hope this helps. Please feel free to ask more questions about northern Colorado.
Shawna Lowell
Dynamic Real Estate
Office: 970-226-4433