Back before the internet drove most of them out of business, investment publications like Money magazine had annual lists of the best places to retire. For many years, Fort Collins topped those lists. The authors of those articles mentioned such attributes as a vibrant downtown, the benefits of living in a university community (Colorado State University is located there), the many recreational opportunities, a nice climate, and very affordable housing. Much of the population in Fort Collins is still made up of either senior citizens or college students. However, you can kiss affordability goodbye these days. Fort Collins, like Denver, is getting pretty damn expensive. I also noticed the license plate on a car parked in front of the Macy's at Fort Collins' Foothills Mall the other day, seen in the photograph above. They say you feel the cold much more the older you get (I myself can testify to that), and so I suspect the owner of that car feels the same way. Perhaps Florida wouldn't have been such a bad choice after all.
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