Fort Collins Hoopla
CNN Money has named my current residence of Fort Collins, CO the best place in the US to live - a title it has also received from other surveys. Outdoor activities are always cited, which is true, but we’re a little further away from the mountains than you’d imagine from these articles (1 hour drive to Estes (& Rocky Mountain National) Park, 2 hours to the nearest mountain pass, 2.5 hours to the big ski areas, etc). High-tech industry jobs are always cited, but not the fact the big tech employers have been announcing one round of layoffs after the other for years - most of our measly job growth is in service industry jobs. I like this place, but I’m afraid all the hoopla is going to turn it into a big retirement community with very limited options for making a living.
(Via Stellar News)
