A town of 2,584. A typical home worth about $567K.
The 3 things Palisade does most differently from other towns.
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The typical Palisade home is worth about $567,000, up 1.7% in a year, 6% above the Colorado typical home.
2.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Bend Park | 0.9 mi | 35 |
| 2. Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area | — | 12 |
| 3. Peach Bowl Park | — | 7 |
The public schools Palisade’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Elementary School | PK–5 | 310 | B |
| Palisade High School | 9–12 | 1,073 | B+ |
Palisade beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Palisade | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.8% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.2% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.2% | 5.1% |
Palisade reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.
Palisade has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Palisade for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Junction (51%), Denver (4%) and Clifton (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
3 notable people were born in Palisade.
Town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States
Palisade is a statutory town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,565 at the 2020 census, down from 2,692 in 2010. The community was named for the cliffs near the town site. Palisade is known for its peach orchards and wine vineyards. The climate, a 182-day growing season, and an average 78 percent of sunshine makes Palisade "The Peach Capital of Colorado".
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