Healthcare & Safety in Glenwood Springs
Valley View Hospital gives Glenwood Springs a genuine, well-rated in-town healthcare anchor, while crime data reads considerably less favorably than Montrose's elsewhere in this dataset -- disclosed directly rather than downplayed.
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Learn moreA CMS 5-star rated, well-reviewed in-town hospital
Valley View Hospital is a CMS 5-star rated community hospital, with 90% of patients willing to recommend it per U.S. News (79% per Healthgrades, a real if modest gap between sources), and Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence, Coronary Intervention Excellence, and America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention awards in the past two years (Healthgrades, U.S. News, retrieved 2026-08-24). U.S. News rates it high performing in 3 adult procedures/conditions, including back surgery (spinal fusion), heart arrhythmia, and heart attack care -- genuine, dated local healthcare quality.
Crime data reads considerably less favorably than Montrose's
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 48 per 1,000 residents in Glenwood Springs (81601) -- a 1-in-21 chance of victimization for violent or property crime combined -- describing this as among the highest crime rates in America across all communities, with more than 94% of Colorado communities scoring safer (retrieved 2026-08-24). This reads considerably less favorably than Montrose's 25-per-1,000 figure elsewhere in this batch. Violent crime specifically: a 1-in-322 chance (3 per 1,000); property crime, at 44.25 per 1,000, is the dominant driver of the overall figure. No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe, per site policy.
Key takeaways
- Valley View Hospital is CMS 5-star rated, with 90% of patients recommending it per U.S. News and multiple Healthgrades Excellence Awards in the past two years -- genuine, well-documented local healthcare quality.
- NeighborhoodScout describes Glenwood Springs' overall crime rate (48/1,000) as among the highest in the country, with more than 94% of Colorado communities scoring safer -- considerably less favorable than Montrose's figures elsewhere in this dataset.
- Property crime (44.25/1,000) is the dominant driver of the overall crime figure; violent crime is comparatively lower-incidence (1-in-322 chance).
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly before relocating, given how unfavorably Glenwood Springs reads relative to Montrose in this same dataset.
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