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Center vs Rangely

216 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22× in Rangely) and property tax bill (2.9× in Rangely).

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Center, COHomes around $194KColorado · 2,120 people
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Rangely, COHomes around $230KColorado · 2,466 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CenterHomes around $194K
Housing$194K typical home64% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 6%of CO districts Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Center →
RangelyHomes around $230K
Housing$230K typical home57% below the CO typical home College town1 collegeColorado Northwestern Community College HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Rangely →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails22×
Rangely has more miles of trail
Rangely 8.8 miCenter 0.4 mi
Property tax bill2.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Rangely
Rangely $863Center $294
Street grid3.4×
Center has the more walkable street grid
Center 104Rangely 30.3
Home values+49%
Homes cost more in Rangely
Rangely $187,400Center $126,000
Work in town+24.1 pts
More of Rangely’s workers stay in town
Rangely 44%Center 19.9%
Growth since 2010+10.7 pts
Rangely has grown faster since 2010
Rangely -2.8%Center -13.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B−CenterSafer than 53% of U.S. towns –RangelyNot graded
Schools
DCenterBetter than 6% of districts in the state BRangelyBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
CCenterHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns A−RangelyHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Rangely

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Center$1,060/mo
Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.23% · or rent about $490/mo · Housing →
Rangely$1,300/mo
Typical home $230K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $770/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Rangely and Center.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CenterRangely
Snow a year25″30″
January low4°F3°F
July high80°F93°F
Growing season (days)120d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th76th
Outdoors & history
CenterRangely
Trails0 mi9 mi
Conserved land0%0.1%
Archive photos510
Famous people born here—5
Community
CenterRangely
Library hours a week—40 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

216 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CenterCORangelyCO
Center ↔ Rangely216 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CenterRangely
People
Population 2,120Lowest 2,466Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.5%Lowest CO: +14.8% -2.8%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 37.9±7.9Highest about the CO average 33.3±3.6Lowest 12% below CO
Center and Rangely are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±6.9Highest CO: 21% 27.1%±4.7Lowest CO: 21%
Center and Rangely are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±5.2Highest CO: 15.6% 12.2%±3.6Lowest CO: 15.6%
Center and Rangely are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest CO: 45.7% 18.4%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±3.7Lowest CO: 6.4% 12.3%±2.4Highest CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,750±$23kLowest 52% below CO $66,389±$15kHighest 30% below CO
Rangely and Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,000±$29kLowest 77% below CO $187,400±$14kHighest 65% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $490±$444Lowest 72% below CO $770±$263Highest 56% below CO
Rangely and Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $294Lowest 89% below CO $863Highest 67% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14%±14Lowest CO: 52.9% 21%±20.9Highest CO: 52.9%
Rangely and Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.9%Highest CO: 9.4% 14.6%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.8%Lowest CO: 66.2% 74%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 16 yrs older than CO 1978Highest 10 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minHighest 50% below CO 10 minLowest 61% below CO
Work from home 0%±1.6Lowest CO: 21% 6.2%±4.5Highest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 19.9%Lowest 44%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alamosa (9%)Meeker (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RangelyFew work in Center
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 104Highest 30.3Lowest
Schools
School district Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the countRangely School District RE4
High school in town Center High SchoolRangely Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 11.8Lowest 12.9Highest
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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