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Cortez, CO vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- There are 170 physicians per 100,000 people in Rifle.
- There are 145 physicians per 100,000 people in Cortez.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Cortez, CORifle, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock78.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)54  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.145  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock109100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

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  More

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