Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingFtc and Trail Head are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Ftc and 8 in Trail Head as this page loaded. Ftc is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $625,000 against $567,500 in Trail Head, about 10% higher. By the foot it is $507 in Ftc against $322 in Trail Head. A typical home is 1,183 square feet in Ftc and 1,614 in Trail Head, built around 1926 and 2016 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Ftc: a median of 98 days on the market against 111 in Trail Head. Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Ftc | Trail Head |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $625,000 | $567,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $419,900 | $433,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,350,000 | $649,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $507 | $322 |
| Median days on market | 98 | 111 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,183 | 1,614 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1926 | 2016 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 12 | 10 |
| Median sold price | $749,500 | $615,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Poudre R-1 |
| Elementary | Laurel | Laurel |
| Middle | Lesher | Lincoln |
| High school | Fort Collins | Fort Collins |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 7/10 |
The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait, the bigger number or the higher score — which of those is good news depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling, and on what you want from a street.
Fort Collins is a vibrant college town in northern Colorado, home to Colorado State University and a thriving downtown district. The area offers a blend of outdoor recreation, local breweries, and cultural venues, with easy access to the Rocky Mountains and Cache la Poudre River. Residents enjoy a strong sense of community, farmer's markets, and year-round activities from hiking to winter sports nearby.
Trail Head is a newer residential development in north Fort Collins, designed with outdoor recreation and family living in mind. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, parks, and easy access to the extensive Fort Collins trail system—ideal for walking, biking, and hiking.
Ftc is more expensive. The median asking price is $625,000 in Ftc against $567,500 in Trail Head. By price per square foot they run $507 in Ftc and $322 in Trail Head, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,183 square feet in Ftc and 1,614 square feet in Trail Head, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Ftc is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1926, against 2016 in Trail Head.
Homes for sale in Ftc have been listed a median of 98 days, against 111 days in Trail Head. Over the last twelve months 12 homes sold in Ftc and 10 in Trail Head, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Ftc are most often assigned to Laurel Elementary, Lesher Middle, Fort Collins High School; in Trail Head it is Laurel Elementary, Lincoln Middle, Fort Collins High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Ftc 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 6 for Trail Head. On transit they score 5 and 4.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are worked out from the live MLS feed every fifteen minutes and both sides are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks. The exact moment is stamped at the foot of this page.
Both neighbourhoods come from the live MLS feed, worked out again every fifteen minutes, and both are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always comparable. Figures cover residential homes; rentals, land and commercial are excluded, as are fractional co-ownership shares, which are priced per share and would distort the medians. Sold figures cover the last twelve months. Schools shown are the ones the homes for sale today are assigned to and can change - check with the district before relying on them. Market data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 27, 2026 at 11:08 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.