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Fruita is a big small town of 13,691 people in Mesa County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 203 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,691people
$398kTypical home
$1,472/moRent
95° / 39°Summer / winter
21"Snow
269Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,691
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,709 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 10 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,511/mo)
- Median rent $1,472/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Low property crime (968 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GJT airport
- 206 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,515 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mesa County: R+24 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk