Red feather lakes : Colorado

What Red Feather Lakes is like for active adults

Red Feather Lakes is a very small town in north central Colorado, about 50 miles northwest of Fort Collins. There are 14 lakes and 6 of them are open to the public for fishing and boating. The community of just under 600 people is surrounded by the Roosevelt National Forest and near the Poudre Valley. Some of its amazing outdoor activities include horseback riding, fishing, hiking, biking, off-road vehicle roads, and hunting. In wintertime it attracts cross-country skiers, snowmobilers, snowshoers and ice-fishing enthusiasts to the area.There is an abundance of wildflowers and wildlife: elk, antelope, moose, mule deer, bear, quail, grouse, mountain lions, bighorn sheep and wild turkey.

Real estate prices averaged about $160,000 in early 2009.

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Facts about RED FEATHER LAKES

State: CO
Environment: Mountains,
City Population: Less than 10,000
Median age of Population: 65+
Avg Jan Temperature: 21-40
Median HH Income: 20,001-40,000
Average Home Price (MLS): $100,000-$200,000
Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: Less than 2000
Total Crime Index: <80 (Very low)
Cost of Living Index: <80 (Very low)
Culture Index: <80 (Very low)
State Sales Tax: Yes
State Income Tax: Yes
Name of the Guide: Legacist

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