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Woodland Park, CO vs Rifle, CO

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- Household income in Rifle, is 11% less than it is in Woodland Park and is 5% above the National Average.
- Woodland Park unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Rifle unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Woodland Park, CORifle, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,939  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,935$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,754  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Woodland Park, CORifle, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Woodland Park, CORifle, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services6.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.4%13.1%
Reviews for Woodland Park    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I think the state January low temperature reading of 3 degrees is way too low. Most other weather services report the January low, at about 10 degrees warmer which would  More

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Over 7 years ago

We've lived here for 15 years and love it. Our new neighbors, who moved here a year ago from Virginia, refer to it as "Paradise." We like the clean air and sunshine.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I still like Woodland Park, CO and despite the fact that I went through a terrible divorce there, its a beautiful and quaint little place to live. You do need some  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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