A town of 2,580, settled in 1883. A typical home worth about $398K.
The 3 things Meeker does most differently from other towns.
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The typical Meeker home is worth about $398,000, up 3.5% in a year, 25% below the Colorado typical home.
The public schools Meeker’s kids attend outperform 94% of Colorado’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker Elementary School | PK–5 | 285 | A− |
| Barone Middle School | 6–8 | 163 | A− |
| Meeker High School | 9–12 | 224 | A− |
46% of Meeker’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Grand Junction (2%), Glenwood Springs (2%) and Rangely (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
Meeker reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Meeker beats the Colorado average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Meeker | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 2.7% |
Meeker has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Meeker on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Meeker.
Town in and county seat of Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States
Meeker is a statutory town in and the county seat of Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States, that is the most populous municipality in the county. The town population was 2,374 at the 2020 United States census.
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