Real estate · Small-town market · Colorado
Real estate agents and brokers in the Rifle, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Rifle, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #492 of 533 scored small-town markets
#8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 241
- 22 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 232
- +28.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $627.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,225 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 48
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 73.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, the Rifle area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #492 of 533 scored small-town markets and #8 of 10 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 office is 52% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
There are 241 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 73.9, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 232 businesses with payroll in the Rifle area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 28.9% from 2019. That is one for every 141 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $441K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Rifle area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Rifle area grew 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 | 73.9 | 44.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 48 | 81 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 141 | 318 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.9% | +12.9% | +20.1% |
| 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 | 32 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 232+28.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 268
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $441K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamosa, CO | 64 | 19 | 16.6 | 168 | +2.1% | #94 of 533 |
| 2Fort Morgan, CO | 57 | 24 | 21.7 | 139 | +4.2% | #171 of 533 |
| 3Montrose, CO | 39 | 74 | 41.0 | 76 | +4.1% | #409 of 533 |
| 4Cañon City, CO | 37 | 59 | 32.8 | 90 | +2.4% | #434 of 533 |
| 5Sterling, CO | 36 | 17 | 20.7 | 137 | −2.7% | #441 of 533 |
| 6Durango, CO | 35 | 138 | 56.6 | 60 | +2.2% | #463 of 533 |
| 7Steamboat Springs, CO | 32 | 114 | 68.4 | 52 | +0.9% | #491 of 533 |
| 8Rifle, CO | 32 | 241 | 73.9 | 48 | +1.2% | #492 of 533 |
| 9Breckenridge, CO | 31 | 145 | 93.2 | 41 | +1.1% | #502 of 533 |
| 10Edwards, CO | 23 | 190 | 86.1 | 43 | −2.4% | #527 of 533 |
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 real estate agents and brokers are in the Rifle, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 241 real estate agents and brokers in the Rifle area. 22 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 28.9% 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 241 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 52% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers 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 real estate agents and brokers?
The Rifle area has 73.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 48, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 115, against 241 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 141 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% 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 32 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #492 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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