Rifle, CO vs Edwards, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricRifle, COEdwards, CO
Population10,57010,785
Median Household Income$80,000$81,909
Median Rent$1,308/mo$1,845/mo
Median Home Value$413,500$937,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.4%69.9%
Poverty Rate6%12.5%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k252100*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,353589*
Median AQI47—
Good AQI Days /yr252—
Summer Highs86°F76°F
Winter Lows12°F6°F
Snowfall27 in/yr—
Avg Commute30.1 min17.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.813.3
College Degree Rate19.4%59.8%
Foreign-Born %18.3%20.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.9%+11.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Edwards (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.