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Palisade is a small town of 2,584 people in Mesa County, Colorado. It's about 11 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 191 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,584people
$405kTypical home
$1,203/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
269Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,584
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,175 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,551/mo)
- Median rent $1,203/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,198 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 14% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GJT airport
- 198 mi to COS (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,741 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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