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Fort Collins vs Fort Worth

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 64. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.2 of 64 points (scores 20/100)Safety: 5.7 of 64 points (scores 51/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 64 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.7 of 64 points (scores 88/100)Visa ease: 6.8 of 64 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 5.4 of 64 points (scores 48/100)Climate: 3.7 of 64 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 64 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 64 points (scores 96/100)64
Fort Collins
out of 100

Bike-friendly college town with breweries and the Rockies next door

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Cost of living: 2.1 of 64 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 5.7 of 64 points (scores 51/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 64 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.4 of 64 points (scores 85/100)Visa ease: 6.8 of 64 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 5.4 of 64 points (scores 49/100)Climate: 4.6 of 64 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 64 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 64 points (scores 96/100)64
Fort Worth
out of 100

Cowtown with a walkable downtown, world-class museums and the DFW hub next door

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Fort Worth leads on climate, 42 to 33, against Fort Collins. Comfortable months: 4 vs 5.

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, cost of living, getting there & around, safety, healthcare, visa ease, air quality, quality of life.

Pick Fort Collins if you want

  • to spend about $59 less a month

Pick Fort Worth if you want

  • no clear edge over Fort Collins in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Cost of living20 ✓19
Safety5151
Healthcare8585
Internet88 ✓85
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around4849 ✓
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality9292
Quality of life9696

Cost

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Monthly cost, one person$3,034 ✓$3,093
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Homicides per 100k5.765.76
Political stability (0–100)60.360.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)8888
Life expectancy78.5 yrs78.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Download111.8 Mbps ✓98.4 Mbps
Upload24.5 Mbps ✓19.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporthome countryhome country
Entry, EU passporteTA required (online, before travel)eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, UK passporteTA required (online, before travel)eTA required (online, before travel)

Getting there and around

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Non-stop airport destinations233269 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricFort CollinsFort Worth
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.58.5 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Fort Collins or Fort Worth?
Fort Collins is cheaper: about $3,034 per month versus $3,093 for one person.
Is Fort Collins or Fort Worth safer?
Fort Collins and Fort Worth score the same on safety (51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Fort Collins or Fort Worth?
Fort Collins: a measured median of 111.8 Mbps versus 98.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.