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Rifle is a big small town of 10,570 people in Garfield County, Colorado. It's about 53 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 154 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,570people
$414kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
241Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,570
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Denver, CO
- 53 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,328 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EGE airport
- 166 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,548 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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