Metro area · CBSA 40090
Rifle
The Rifle, CO metro area has 79,464 people. Median rent is $1,716, 21.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Garfield County at $1,781. Of the 9 places we track here, Battlement Mesa has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$95,635
Median home value
$595,100
Unemployment
3.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,781
HUD, Garfield County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle | 10,570 | $1,308 | 19.6% |
| Glenwood Springs | 10,241 | $1,867 | 24.5% |
| Aspen | 6,756 | $2,081 | 33.7% |
| Carbondale | 6,637 | $2,167 | 24.0% |
| Battlement Mesa | 5,755 | $1,106 | 17.4% |
| New Castle | 4,880 | $1,393 | 20.9% |
| Silt | 3,642 | $1,859 | 23.8% |
| Snowmass Village | 2,972 | $2,004 | 23.4% |
| Parachute | 1,422 | $1,073 | 21.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.