Best Boomer Towns (www.bestboomertowns.com) has named Fort Collins to its list of Best Places to Thrive in 2009. Focused on the Baby Boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, this website placed Fort Collins in the top 21.
Fort Collins was the only city from Colorado represented in the list. Research is comprised from the U.S. Census Bureau 2000, Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, AARP, New York Times, Del Webb Survey, and U.S. World News Report. Based on the research, twenty-one towns have been selected in the United States that deliver the high standards that Baby Boomers expect when they relocate and retire. Key criteria for each town includes: Airport, University, Hospitals, Social Opportunitities, Cultural Activities, Variety of housing costs, Good weather.