Local data

Homes and building in Rifle, CO

Rifle, CO is in Garfield County and has about 10,570 residents. 56 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 13 in 2022.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Rifle before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Rifle

Typical home value

$413,500 (give or take $23,727)

Typical monthly rent

$1,308 (give or take $145)

Typical household income

$80,000 (give or take $8,596)

Typical year homes were built

1991

Homes lived in by their owners

66.4%

Homes sitting empty

4.3%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Rifle

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	56	56	$18.4 million
2024	18	18	$7.3 million
2022	13	13	$3.4 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2022 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Rifle pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Board agendasCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
BOCC meetingsCounty · us02web.zoom.us

Building permits

Building permitsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
Building permitsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov

Projects out for bid

Bids and RFPsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
Procurement contractsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
Public Surplus AuctionCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov

Planning and zoning

Evacuation preparednessCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Garfield County

Garfield County has had 10 federal disaster declarations (7 fire, 1 coastal storm, 1 flood, 1 drought).

2020: Pine Gulch Fire (fire)
2020: Grizzly Creek Fire (fire)
2007: Newcastle Fire (fire)
2006: Red Apple Fire (fire)
2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
2002: Panorama Fire - 07/31/02 (fire)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Plan your Rifle project

Build a budget The 7 steps to building a home Find your permit office

Nearby towns

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Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-07; ODbL 1.0: attribution required)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-07; Links and titles only)

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