Demographics
A new day at Centerra
From turning retention ponds into aquatic environments, to recycling and reusing building materials, to using dark sky lighting that reduces disturbances to the natural habitat – at Centerra you’ll find something different.By balancing the built and natural environments, Centerra offers a community where everyone can experience something greater.
Northern Colorado and Centerra at a glance
Centerra
- LEED-certified Class-A office space available
- Over 80 retail shopping opportunities, and more than 25 restaurants
- A LEED-certified medical campus featuring Medical Center of the Rockies – a 136-bed, full-service regional medical center with specialties in cardiac and trauma care
- 275-acre natural area featuring trails, open space and lakes
- Leading businesses located at Centerra include Kroll Factual Data, Heska Corporation, The Group Real Estate, Numerica and EMC
- Plans for more than 15 million square feet of office, commercial, retail, auto, medical facilities and light industrial by 2035
Proximity
- Less than one hour from Denver, Denver International Airport, Rocky Mountain National Park, and other mountain escapes
- Access to nearly 30 elementary, middle and high schools
- One of America’s best regions for job growth, raising a family, outdoor recreation and retirement
- Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado branch campuses onsite and three main campuses of world-renowned universities within 45 minutes
- Diverse centers of excellence in growing industries like technology, smart energy and bioscience
- Regional employers like HP, Intel, Agilent, Vestas, Eastman Kodak and Anheuser-Busch<.li>
Community
- 40,000 people or more are projected to earn their living at Centerra
- More than 250,000 people live within 20 miles of Centerra, and over 2 million people live within one hour
- The average annual income exceeds $80,000 within a 20-mile radius of Centerra
- 24-percent of those families earn more than $100,000 per year within a 20-mile radius of Centerra
- The cost of living here is lower than the national average
- One of the most educated workforces in America
Awards and Recognitions for Loveland/Fort Collins
- No. 1 Best Places to Live, Money Magazine
- No. 1 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life, AARP Magazine
- No. 1 Top Retirement Spot, Where to Retire Magazine
- One of the 10 Best Place to Live, U.S. News Media Group
- No. 2 Best Job Growth Rates in Colorado, Colorado Legislative Council
- No. 2 Top 20 Boom Villages (pop <1,000,000), Business 2.0
- No. 3 Best Economy Nationwide, Policom Corp.
- No. 4 Among 50 Best Places to Live in the United States, Men’s Journal
- No. 4 Best Place for Business Opportunity, Business Opportunity Index