Honors and Awards
- Fort Collins-Loveland, Third Skinniest Metro Area on the Well-Being Index: Gallup and Healthways - March 2012
- Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, winner of two "Best in Colorado" awards: Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association - March 2012
- One of the Top 10 Best Places to Retire: CBS Money Watch - February 2012
- Ranked 3rd, Best-Performing Cities 2011, Where America's Jobs are Created and Sustained:: Milken Institute - December 2011
- 2nd Best City for Weight Loss: Prevention.com - December 2011
- One of America's 20 Most Economically Vibrant College Towns: TheAtlanticCities.com - September 2011
- Ranked First, Safest Drivers in America: Allstate Insurance Company - 2011
- Ranked 3rd on the Best Bicycle Cities list: League of American Bicyclists and TheStreet.com - August 2011
- One of the top 15 Best Places for triathletes to live and train: Triathlete Magazine - August 2011
- Ranked 5th Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes - June 2011
- Fort Collins, One of the Top 10 Cities Adopting Smart Grid Technology: U.S.News and World Report - May 2011
- Top Colorado City for Job Growth, Fort Collins-Loveland: 2011 Best Cities for Job Growth, newgeography.com - May 2011
- Third Happiest Metro Region, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index - 2011
- One of the Top Ten Places to Retire in the Nation: Charles Schwab's On Investing - Spring 2011
- 2011 Governor's Arts Award: Colorado Creative Industries and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade - March 2011
- One of the Top 10 Best American cities to invest your real estate dollars in 2011: Trulia.com - December 2010
- Named 5th Most Educated City in the country based on education levels of our adult population: Portfolio.com - December 2010
- Fourth Best State for Business, Colorado: Forbes magazine - October 2010
- One the Top 25 Best Places to Retire: CNNMoney.com - September 2010
- One of the Top 10 Best College Towns: Small-Sized Cities Category, USA Today - September 2010
- One of the top six 'Smarter Cities' for Energy: Natural Resources Defense Council, (population 100,000-249,999) - August 2010
- 6th Best Place to Live in the Nation: Money Magazine - July 2010
- One of the Most Underrated Cities in the West: Life.com - June 2010
- One of the Greatest Places to Live in the West: American Cowboy magazine - April 2010
- Ranked 4th Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes - April 2010
- One of a Dozen Distinctive Destinations: National Trust for Historic Preservation - February 2010
- Ranked 3rd 'Smarter City' for sustainability: Natural Resources Defense Council - July 2009
- Named one of 10 Great Places for Entrepreneurs to Retire: Forbes - June 2009
- Ranked 1st Best Place to Live and Work for Young Professionals (pop. 100,000-200,000): Next Generation Consulting - March 2009
- Named 2nd Best Metro for Business and Careers: Forbes magazine - March 2009
- Ranked 7th Best Midsize Metro in the nation: bizjournals.com - March 2009
- One of Top 20 Places to Thrive: Best Boomer Towns - February 2009
- Ranked 10th Best-Educated City in America: Forbes magazine - November 2008
- One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids: Business Week - November 2008
- LEED Gold designation for the Northside Aztlan Community Center; U.S. Green Build Council: October 2008 -
- Gold level Bicycle Friendly Community: League of American Bicyclists - September 2008
- 2nd Best Place to Live: Money magazine - August 2008
- One of 8 Enriching Towns for Art and Music Lovers: Where to Retire magazine - April 2008.
- Named 3rd Best Place for Business and Career: Forbes magazine - March 2008
- Ranked 39th Best Place to Live and Launch a Business: CNN/Money - March 2008
- Top 10 Digital Cities; Center for Digital Government, September 2007: -
- One of 30 Fast Cities, due to innovation and creativity of workforce: Fast Company magazine - July 2007
- 9th Best Place to Invest in Real Estate: Business 2.0 - May 2007
- Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups: Kiplinger's magazine - March 2007
- Named a Preserve America Community: First Lady Laura Bush - 2007
- One of America's Most Walkable Small Cities: msn.com - 2007
- One of the Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes magazine - 2007
- Fort Collins listed among the Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups: Kiplinger magazine - March 2007
- Fort Collins Ranked 4th among College Towns With Great Golf : Business Week Online (Golf Digest) - November 2006
- Fort Collins came in 9th on "Where to Buy Now": Business 2.0 magazine - November 2006
- #1 Best Place to Live in the Nation: Money Magazine - August 2006
- Listed as 23rd among 63 Hot Mid-Sized Cities for Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneur magazine - August 2006
- Seated as the 6th Best Places for Business and Career: Forbes magazine - May 2006
- Ranked 2nd (moved up from 9th place in 2005) for having the Safest Drivers: Allstate Insurance - May 2006
- Fort Collins is one of the 50 Best Places to Live (ranked 34th): Kiplinger's magazine - June 2006
- Rated as the 6th most Affordable Communities/Best Places to Raise Your Family: Frommer's - May 2006
- Fort Collins received the Preserve America Grant: - March 2006
- Fort Collins is one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People: America's Promise - September 2005
- City of Fort Collins earns "Bicycle Friendly Community" national award: League of American Bicyclists - 2005
- "American Dream Town." Fort Collins rated as one of the Best Towns in the U.S.: Outside Magazine - August 2005)
- Fort Collins drivers are the ninth best in the nation: Allstate Insurance Company's ("America's Best Drivers Report.") -
- Fort Collins & Larimer County Named Top Nature-Friendly Communities: - June, 2005
- Selected as 4th best place to live in the United States: Men's Journal - April 2005
- Officially designated as a "Take Pride In America Community": - March 2005
- City of Fort Collins selected as "Top Retirement Spot": Where to Retire magazine - March/April 2005
- Fort Collins was designated a Preserve America Community for its committment to historic preservation and celebration of our priceless cultural and natural heritage. : First Lady Laura Bush - 2004
- City of Fort Collins Web Site: #1 in the Nation!: - September, 2004
- "Top 5 Places to Retire": MSN.com - July, 2003
- Fort Collins ranks No. 29 on the list of best places for business and careers in America's small cities.: Forbes Magazine -
- Fort Collins ranks #4 of the 50 best places to live in the United states (The criteria included the familiarity of a small town but with attractive amenities, good weather, location, all around livable and inviting.): Men's Journal - May 2003
- Loveland/Fort Collins is the #1 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life: AARP Magazine - May & June 2003 edition)