Living in Rio Blanco | Meeker and Rangely 2020 - Magazine - Page 3
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ABOUT RIO BLANCO COUNTY
Rio Blanco County offers an idyllic rural lifestyle with the
high-tech connectivity of a big city. As the first county in
Colorado to roll out one gigabit broadband, we’re home to
About Rangely8
About Meeker9
some of the fastest internet in the state. This means you
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can escape to one of our more than five hundred trails on
Real Estate Outlook
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Cost of Living
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your lunch break and return to your home office in time for
a video conference.
Home to the towns of Meeker to the east and Rangely to the
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west, our small-town values, safe neighborhoods, and peaceful
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wide open spaces make Rio Blanco County a great place
Community College
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Dentistry & Healthcare
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Recreation Centers
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for those seeking an off-the-beaten path Colorado lifestyle.
From high desert to alpine mountains, our county is 76%
public land and offers an abundance of outdoor opportunities
such as hundreds of miles of OHV trails, award-winning flyfishing, big game hunting, and hiking and biking over slick rock
or through the trees. Our cost of living is far below that of
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Broadband Technology
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Workforce Development
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BUSINESS
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have Northwestern Community College’s main campus in
The Headwaters Project
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Rangely, which offers national caliber programs such as its
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DIRECTORY
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Front Range Colorado cities, and housing options range from
apartments and single family homes to luxury living. We’re also
home to high-ranking K-12 schools boasting a personalized
approach with a low student-to-teacher ratio which means
more one-on-one time with each student. We are proud to
Aviation Technology Flight program. Home to two top-notch
hospitals, opportunities for broadband-based businesses,
strong support for entrepreneurs and industries including
energy, aviation services, agriculture, tourism and outdoor
recreation make this an unexpected place for business and
career opportunities. Live your best life here in Rio Blanco
County, where you can truly get away from it all, but access
the world at your fingertips when you want it.