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Orchard Mesa is a big small town of 6,945 people in Mesa County, Colorado. It's about 4 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 201 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,945people
$333kTypical home
$1,535/moRent
94° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
269Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,945
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,910 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Denver, CO
- 4 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,535/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 10 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 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GJT airport
- 206 mi to COS (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,679 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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