Fort Collins, Business
Fort Collins retail sales rise 4.9% to $677.9 million in July 2026
Fort Collins restaurant and bar sales rose 0.4% from July 2025, and Greeley's rose 0.5%, Colorado Department of Revenue figures show. Transfort fixed-route trips fell 6.2% in August 2026 from August 2025, in figures the agencies report to the National Transit Database.
Fort Collins retail sales totaled $677.9 million in July 2026, up 4.9% from July 2025, the Colorado Department of Revenue reported. In July 2026, Greeley sales were $531.7 million, up 4.5%, and Loveland sales were $411.2 million, down 1.8%, each from July 2025.
Retail sales, July 2026
| Where | July 2026 | July 2025 | Over the year | Past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins | $677.9M | $646.1M | +4.9% | |
| Greeley | $531.7M | $508.8M | +4.5% | |
| Loveland | $411.2M | $418.8M | −1.8% | |
| Windsor | $126.0M | $129.8M | −2.9% | |
| Johnstown | $100.5M | $93.4M | +7.6% | |
| Frederick | $98.2M | $97.0M | +1.2% | |
| Erie | $83.4M | $80.4M | +3.8% | |
| Estes Park | $82.0M | $77.1M | +6.4% | |
| Timnath | $70.1M | $61.6M | +13.8% | |
| Firestone | $67.3M | $65.5M | +2.7% | |
| Evans | $64.1M | $62.5M | +2.6% | |
| Fort Lupton | $46.7M | $45.8M | +1.9% | |
| Berthoud | $36.5M | $36.7M | −0.5% | |
| Dacono | $29.6M | $27.3M | +8.5% | |
| Eaton | $28.5M | $25.5M | +12.0% | |
| Mead | $23.9M | $36.1M | −33.7% | |
| Wellington | $18.5M | $17.7M | +4.9% | |
| Hudson | $16.9M | $14.0M | +20.5% | |
| Milliken | $12.9M | $10.8M | +19.3% | |
| Platteville | $11.8M | $11.2M | +5.5% | |
| Keenesburg | $11.1M | $11.4M | −2.9% | |
| Severance | $9.9M | $9.0M | +10.5% | |
| Grover | $9.0M | $329,000 | +2632.4% | |
| Kersey | $8.9M | $9.6M | −7.2% | |
| Ault | $8.6M | $8.9M | −3.8% | |
| Lochbuie | $8.5M | $7.6M | +12.2% | |
| La Salle | $7.9M | $7.8M | +1.6% | |
| Garden City | $6.8M | $7.1M | −3.5% | |
| Pierce | $5.4M | $5.3M | +1.8% | |
| Nunn | $2.6M | $2.7M | −3.7% | |
| Gilcrest | $1.6M | $1.3M | +24.6% | |
| New Raymer | Not reported | $3.7M |
| Where | July 2026 | July 2025 | Over the year | Past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins | $51.6M | $51.4M | +0.4% | |
| Greeley | $24.5M | $24.4M | +0.5% |
| Where | August 2026 | August 2025 | Over the year | Past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfort buses Fort Collins | 142,138 | 151,604 | −6.2% | |
| MAX bus rapid transit Fort Collins | 63,832 | 63,103 | +1.2% | |
| COLT buses Loveland | 11,917 | 10,951 | +8.8% |
Retail sales as filed on sales tax returns, by the town each return names, before exemptions. “Not reported”: the state suppresses a figure with too few stores. Bus riders are trips on fixed routes. Source: Colorado Department of Revenue; Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database.