01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Colorado exempts most middle-income retirees from state tax on Social Security benefits, with the state sales tax rate a low 2.9%.
Source · Tax Foundation
0
3
Fact text
- Horsetooth Reservoir and Horsetooth Mountain got their names from a tooth-shaped granite rock that dominates the city's western skyline.
- By the early 1900s, Fort Collins-area sheep farming was so prolific the region was nicknamed the 'Lamb feeding capital of the world.'
- Fort Collins banned alcohol from the late 1890s all the way until 1969, meaning the city was dry for roughly 70 years.
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Fort Collins
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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166069
+
Total Population
$
70528
Median Income
$
398800
Median Home
11
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Fort Collins
ranks for retirees?
43
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
0
Affordability
17
Healthcare
94
Climate
68
Results
Fort Collins
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
17
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
5
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
climate — summers peak near
°F, winters dip to about
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate
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