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Conserved land3.1%141 of 4,559 acres
Trails6.8 mi1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves213 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Rifle

City in Colorado, United States
1882Established
10,437Population
7 sq miArea
5,348 ftElevation

Rifle is a home-rule municipality in, and the most populous community of, Garfield County, Colorado, United States. Its population was 10,437 at the 2020 census. Rifle is a regional center of the cattle-ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Plateau, which dominates the western skyline of the town. The town was founded in 1882 by Abram Maxfield, and was incorporated in 1905 along Rifle Creek, near its mouth on the Colorado. The community takes its name from the creek.

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Living in Rifle

Housing in Rifle

$502K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rifle home is worth about $502,000, up 4.1% in a year, 6% below the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market57
Sale-to-list99.5%
Sold in May13
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Safety in Rifle

C+

Safety Grade C+

Rifle reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Rifle 2.5
Colorado 4.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Rifle 13.5
Colorado 22.3
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Rifle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictGarfield School District No. Re-2Schools6

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