FORT COLLINS is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Fort Collins, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Fort Collins is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,500 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $45,813 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 54% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Fort Collins — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
75,665
- Gender balance
54%
- Male skew
54%
- Median income
$45,813
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,500
- Living wage
$55,661
- Transit fare
$0
- Rent trend
$1,500
- Most female-leaning zone
50%
- Unaffiliated
52%
- Democratic
24%
The shape of the market
Even the most balanced zone, Midtown Fort Collins, runs about 50% male.
Fort Collins runs about 54% male, sharpest in Berthoud (70%) and Windsor (65%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Fort Collins
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Registered Democrats (24%) narrowly edge Republicans (22%), but with a majority unaffiliated, party is the weakest of filters in this CSU college county.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
Colorado registers voters by party, and Larimer County (Fort Collins) is dominated by independents — an outright majority, about 52%, register Unaffiliated, dwarfing both parties.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Larimer County needs about $55,700 a year just to cover the basics.
Fort Collins’s one-bedroom rents are high for the region, lifted by Colorado State and Front Range demand.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
Fort Collins’s Transfort buses are fare-free — no charge to ride.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Fort Collins | 16,682 | 50 / 50 | $20,414 | $1,444 |
| Midtown Fort Collins | 12,798 | 50 / 50 | $49,996 | $1,753 |
| South Fort Collins | 11,363 | 55 / 45 | $43,833 | $1,667 |
| Old Town | 8,815 | 52 / 48 | $43,671 | $1,697 |
| East Loveland | 7,848 | 57 / 43 | $44,412 | $1,684 |
| Loveland | 7,266 | 57 / 43 | $46,315 | $1,760 |
| Windsor | 5,479 | 65 / 35 | $60,910 | $1,852 |
| Southeast Fort Collins | 3,575 | 62 / 38 | $59,500 | $1,929 |
| Berthoud | 1,891 | 70 / 30 | $56,618 | $1,804 |
| Wellington | 1,300 | 56 / 44 | $51,325 | $2,444 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Fort Collins, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Southeast Fort Collins
Lucile's
- Loveland
Henry's Pub
- Downtown Fort Collins
Blue Agave Grill
- East Loveland
Doug's Day Diner - Downtown Loveland
- East Loveland
Pourhouse Bar & Grill
- Old Town
Ginger and Baker
- Loveland
McGraff's American Grill
- Southeast Fort Collins
Oregano's
- South Fort Collins
Avogadro's Number
- Old Town
The Colorado Room
- South Fort Collins
Dave's Hot Chicken
- Midtown Fort Collins
Union Bar & Soda Fountain
- Downtown Fort Collins
Alleycat Coffee House
- East Loveland
FeelLove Coffee Loveland
- Midtown Fort Collins
The Moot House
- Southeast Fort Collins
Social
- Southeast Fort Collins
The Mayor of Old Town
- South Fort Collins
Rally5 Crafted Eats & Bar
- Southeast Fort Collins
The Farmhouse at Jessup Farm
- Midtown Fort Collins
Nick's Restaurant And Bar
- Old Town
Urban Egg
- Windsor
Hearth Restaurant and Pub
- South Fort Collins
Petra Grill
- East Loveland
Door 222 food & drink
- Midtown Fort Collins
Cafe Vino
- South Fort Collins
Penrose Taphouse & Eatery
- Southeast Fort Collins
The Whisk(e)y
- Southeast Fort Collins
Tap and Handle
- Southeast Fort Collins
Simmer Fort Collins
- Wellington
Wellington Grill