TaperPin
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My ex wife is from Cheyenne and I went to college in Fort Collins and was a realtor for a brief time in Cheyenne. They are quite different.
If you can make friends with the wind and slightly cooler climate Cheyenne is a nice town without most of the crazy big city problems. There are many different neighborhoods, each with a different feel and type - both in a traditional neighborhood as well as larger lots as you go farther out. Cheyenne is an older feeling town because there isn’t anything close to the population explosion that has happened along the front range. Cheyenne is full of normal Wyoming folk - don’t believe everything you read otherwise. If you live for sitting on the patio eating and drinking with friends for hours each night, or riding a road bicycle for an hour each night, the Cheyenne climate may not be for you. Trees lean because of the wind. On weekends it’s close to Fort Collins for shopping and whatnot. Schools in Cheyenne are what you make of them - my ex was the top of her class and her group of friends are as successful and well off as anyone.
Fort Collins is a college town close to downtown and it has all the issues that go along with it. It’s also relatively expensive all around. People don’t move there to save money. Outside the city can be more affordable, or more exclusive and crazy expensive. Many people live along the interstate in housing tracks and commute to Cheyenne - if you like a more modern city with a number of new restaurants and sports bars, then Colorado is your place. It’s less windy and slightly warmer so outside activities are easier - which is why all the people moved there and why traffic is so bad. In many ways Fort Collins feels the same size as Boise, Anchorage, or Reno.
There isn’t great hunting close to Cheyenne, but the same can be said for Fort Collins. Wyoming isn’t a huge state - you have an interstate that goes directly across it all, and in 8 hours you can be in the nations top deer/elk hunting areas, and only four hours gets you deep in prime antelope habitat.
I‘m biased and grew up in the wind, so I wouldn’t have a problem living in Cheyenne. I can also appreciate having a more comfortable yard and patio to hang out in in Fort Collins.
If you can make friends with the wind and slightly cooler climate Cheyenne is a nice town without most of the crazy big city problems. There are many different neighborhoods, each with a different feel and type - both in a traditional neighborhood as well as larger lots as you go farther out. Cheyenne is an older feeling town because there isn’t anything close to the population explosion that has happened along the front range. Cheyenne is full of normal Wyoming folk - don’t believe everything you read otherwise. If you live for sitting on the patio eating and drinking with friends for hours each night, or riding a road bicycle for an hour each night, the Cheyenne climate may not be for you. Trees lean because of the wind. On weekends it’s close to Fort Collins for shopping and whatnot. Schools in Cheyenne are what you make of them - my ex was the top of her class and her group of friends are as successful and well off as anyone.
Fort Collins is a college town close to downtown and it has all the issues that go along with it. It’s also relatively expensive all around. People don’t move there to save money. Outside the city can be more affordable, or more exclusive and crazy expensive. Many people live along the interstate in housing tracks and commute to Cheyenne - if you like a more modern city with a number of new restaurants and sports bars, then Colorado is your place. It’s less windy and slightly warmer so outside activities are easier - which is why all the people moved there and why traffic is so bad. In many ways Fort Collins feels the same size as Boise, Anchorage, or Reno.
There isn’t great hunting close to Cheyenne, but the same can be said for Fort Collins. Wyoming isn’t a huge state - you have an interstate that goes directly across it all, and in 8 hours you can be in the nations top deer/elk hunting areas, and only four hours gets you deep in prime antelope habitat.
I‘m biased and grew up in the wind, so I wouldn’t have a problem living in Cheyenne. I can also appreciate having a more comfortable yard and patio to hang out in in Fort Collins.