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Rangely is a small town of 2,466 people in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It's about 70 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 172 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $770 a month.
2,466people
$187kTypical home
$770/moRent
93° / 31°Summer / winter
30"Snow
265Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,466
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 70 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,252 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to VEL airport
- 175 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,246 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Blanco County: R+64 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk