The NoCo Herald

Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Fort Collins, Business

Fort Collins retail sales rise 6.9% in August; Greeley up 3.7%

Restaurant and bar sales were $52,883,380 in Fort Collins and $24,601,579 in Greeley in August 2026, down 2.0% and 0.7%, respectively, from August 2025, the Colorado Department of Revenue reported.

Fort Collins retail sales were $695,924,387 in August 2026, up 6.9% from August 2025, the Colorado Department of Revenue reported. Greeley sales were $531,199,905 in August 2026, up 3.7% from August 2025. Loveland sales were $409,183,616 in August 2026, down 1.6% from August 2025.

Retail sales, August 2026

Retail sales, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins$695.9M$651.2M+6.9%
Greeley$531.2M$512.1M+3.7%
Loveland$409.2M$415.8M−1.6%
Windsor$127.0M$115.7M+9.8%
Frederick$105.1M$105.5M−0.3%
Johnstown$93.4M$89.3M+4.6%
Erie$87.8M$80.7M+8.8%
Fort Lupton$79.7M$41.7M+90.8%
Timnath$72.2M$63.2M+14.1%
Estes Park$71.8M$66.0M+8.8%
Firestone$67.4M$63.4M+6.3%
Evans$64.1M$68.8M−6.9%
Mead$41.3M$31.5M+31.2%
Berthoud$35.8M$34.9M+2.6%
Dacono$27.2M$26.4M+3.2%
Eaton$26.2M$26.5M−1.0%
Wellington$17.9M$17.1M+4.7%
Hudson$16.2M$13.0M+24.4%
Platteville$12.2M$11.6M+5.1%
Keenesburg$12.1M$9.0M+35.3%
Ault$10.7M$11.4M−6.0%
Severance$10.3M$9.3M+10.9%
Milliken$9.7M$11.1M−12.6%
Lochbuie$9.6M$7.1M+34.2%
Kersey$9.3M$9.5M−2.1%
La Salle$7.2M$6.7M+8.2%
Garden City$6.7M$6.8M−1.1%
Pierce$6.3M$3.1M+101.1%
New Raymer$4.6M$4.0M+15.2%
Grover$2.6M$377,000+588.4%
Nunn$2.4M$2.3M+6.6%
Gilcrest$1.9M$1.2M+58.7%
Restaurant and bar sales, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins$52.9M$54.0M−2.0%
Greeley$24.6M$24.8M−0.7%
Bus riders, September 2026
WhereSeptember 2026September 2025Over the yearPast year
Transfort buses Fort Collins220,910242,935−9.1%
MAX bus rapid transit Fort Collins76,44076,306+0.2%
COLT buses Loveland14,68112,741+15.2%

Every figure, month by month

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.