Metro area · CBSA 24300
Grand Junction
The Grand Junction, CO metro area has 158,601 people. Median rent is $1,182, 19.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Mesa County at $1,282. Of the 8 places we track here, Loma has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$73,658
Median home value
$378,600
Unemployment
5.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,282
HUD, Mesa County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction | 68,142 | $1,142 | 19.6% |
| Clifton | 19,518 | $1,107 | 25.5% |
| Fruita | 13,691 | $1,472 | 20.3% |
| Redlands | 8,868 | $1,488 | 19.3% |
| Fruitvale | 8,019 | $1,686 | 26.0% |
| Orchard Mesa | 6,945 | $1,535 | 22.9% |
| Palisade | 2,584 | $1,203 | 17.9% |
| Loma | 1,350 | $1,182 | 10.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.