Jacy Marmaduke

jmarmaduke@coloradoan.com

Fort Collins landed on another national ranking, this time for environmentally friendly cities.

The Choice City ranked No. 10 on the list, released by personal finance company ValuePenguin. The company used 15 factors, including methods of transportation, LEED certifications and water and air quality, to rank 200 American metropolitan areas.

Fort Collins ranked in the top 20 for transportation and energy scoring factors, including:

Percentage of residents who drive to work alone

Best cities for biking

Annual excess fuel consumed by commuters

Total energy consumed per capita

Renewable energy production

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But the city ranked lower -- Nos. 58 out of 200 -- for environmental factors, which included ozone and particulate matter values for air quality. Fort Collins and much of the north Front Range have struggled with air quality for years.

Other Colorado metro areas on the list were Boulder (No. 14), Colorado Springs (No. 32), Greeley (No. 63) and Denver-Aurora-Lakewood (No. 79).

Top/bottom 5 environmentally friendly cities

Top 5

1. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California

2. Gainesville, Florida

3. Santa Rosa, California

4. Charlottesville, Virginia

5. Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Bottom 5

196. Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana

197. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

198. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan

199. Lafayette, Louisiana

200. Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

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