Best PlacesFairway Estates, Fort Collins, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairway Estates, Fort Collins, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins ranks 1,388th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairway Estates, Fort Collins ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Fairway Estates, Fort Collins ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,660 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairway Estates, Fort Collins home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,722, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fairway Estates, Fort Collins' effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fairway Estates, Fort Collins.
Who works in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins, and how
Work in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Fairway Estates, Fort Collins and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins, month by month
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 28° | 15° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 69° | 50° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
Schools across Fairway Estates, Fort Collins average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Traut Core Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Werner Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Lopez Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Webber Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- Fort Collins High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairway Estates, Fort Collins school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fairway Estates, Fort Collins against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins
Is Fairway Estates, Fort Collins a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairway Estates, Fort Collins ranks 1,388th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairway Estates, Fort Collins expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $471,295. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $90,722 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairway Estates, Fort Collins safe?
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,094 per resident a year.
Compare Fairway Estates, Fort Collins with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairway Estates, Fort Collins. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairway Estates, Fort Collins: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairway Estates, Fort Collins: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairway Estates, Fort Collins: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairway Estates, Fort Collins detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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