Drug problem
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7/16/2017
This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that great here. I had to stop drinking it. It was making me sick. In case you want details, mainly would get diarrhea from it. Stopped once I stopped drinking the water. I hear bad things about the schools, but don't have children so I can't really comment there. This town is starting to grow too fast, IMO. Doesn't have the necessary infrastructure to support too many more people. Housing prices are high, but not as bad as in the Roaring Fork Valley. There isn't really anything fun to do here. I don't mind since I'm a homebody, but those considering moving here may not find much to do if you don't like the outdoors.
All in all, decent place to live. Again, my biggest gripe is the number of people moving here. Town is getting a bit too big for my liking and congestion on I70 is slowly getting worse and worse.
Tom | Rifle, CO