Real estate · Small-town market · Colorado
Property management companies in the Rifle, CO area
How the Rifle, CO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #147 of 180 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $627.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,225 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 51
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Rifle area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #147 of 180 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Rifle area spend about $627.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,225 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 49% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
There are 22 property management companies on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Rifle area was 116 in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 281 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Rifle area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rifle area compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 51 | 87 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 281 | 1,095 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +14.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,225 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 116+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 746
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Rifle area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montrose, CO | 66 | 5 | 2.8 | 110 | +4.1% | #35 of 180 |
| 2Durango, CO | 55 | 8 | 3.3 | 101 | +2.2% | #75 of 180 |
| 3Rifle, CO | 36 | 22 | 6.7 | 51 | +1.2% | #147 of 180 |
| 4Steamboat Springs, CO | 30 | 17 | 10.2 | 34 | +0.9% | #157 of 180 |
| 5Breckenridge, CO | 29 | 25 | 16.1 | 23 | +1.1% | #162 of 180 |
| 6Edwards, CO | 23 | 23 | 10.4 | 35 | −2.4% | #174 of 180 |
Other business types in the Rifle area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Rifle, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 property management companies in the Rifle area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $627.1M a year, or $19,225 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 49% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Rifle area has 6.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 51, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 11, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 281 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Rifle area scores 36 for property management companies (lower middle), #147 of 180 scored small-town markets.
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