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Loma is a small town of 1,350 people in Mesa County, Colorado. It's about 15 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 198 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $787k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,350people
$787kTypical home
$1,182/moRent
96° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
269Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,350
- Part of a metro area
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $787k (≈$4,962/mo)
- Median rent $1,182/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GJT airport
- 200 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,541 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 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
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.