RedlandsCO
A town of 8,868.
Is Redlands a good place to live?
Redlands grades B− overall, 99th among Colorado's 158 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $488K, 6.6 years of the Grand Junction metro’s $74K median household income. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Redlands, above both Colorado’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (18%). Among 159 Colorado towns, just 1 have a higher July high than Redlands. The biggest park or preserve is McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, at 66 acres.
What makes Redlands stand out
Where Redlands beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Redlands for work
Where Redlands’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Redlands grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Redlands is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Redlands: who provides what
Redlands is unincorporated, so Mesa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Redlands.
Redlands carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Colorado (mostly inland flooding), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Colorado.
Redlands’ grade for health is an A
Within Colorado it is healthier than 66% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar.
26% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Redlands. Redlands beats the Colorado average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Redlands.
| Redlands | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Redlands | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Redlands beat 58% of Colorado districts
Its public schools are run by the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 632 | B |
| Scenic Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 243 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Redlands stands out in Colorado and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of Colorado towns, with expected losses of about $192 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Redlands is 12 of 100. Since 1983, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Redlands.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than Colorado overall
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (25% statewide). Redlands’ median age is 46.1 years. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 46% across Colorado.
| Redlands | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.1 years | 38.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 44% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Redlands | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.8% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.9% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.1% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Redlands | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area | 0.5 mi | 66 |
| 2. Kindred Reserve | 0.1 mi | 11 |
| 3. Colorado National Monument | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in three of Redlands’ working residents commute to Grand Junction
Redlands has 635 jobs for its 3,538 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Redlands for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Junction (65%), Denver (4%) and Fruita (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
| Redlands | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Redlands
July afternoons average 95.7°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 16.9°.
Redlands has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. About 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Redlands’ grade for cost of living is a C−
67.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.9% across Colorado.
91% of Redlands households own their home.
| Redlands | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,488 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Colorado National Monument and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redlands. Close and well known come first.
in town National MonumentColorado National Monument483K visitors a year
39 mi MountainGrand Mesa27 mi Ski areaPowderhorn56 runs · 1,653 ft vertical
7 mi MuseumCAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum
9 mi MuseumCross Orchards Historic Site
6 mi MuseumFruita MuseumPhoto credits
Colorado National Monument: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Mesa: DrunkDriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum: Airbase1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cross Orchards Historic Site: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fruita Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Redlands
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Redlands
About 4 of every 100 Redlands residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
About Redlands
Census-designated place in Mesa County, CO, USA
Redlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Redlands CDP was 9,061 at the 2020 census. The Grand Junction post office (ZIP Code 81507) serves the area.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,656 ft
- Area code
- 970
Redlands’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Redlands.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands | #99 | B− | C− | — | B | A |
| Grand Junction | #118 | C+ | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Fruita | #47 | A− | C− | A− | B | A− |
Redlands reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Redlands with a neighbor →
Questions about Redlands
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Redlands, CO a good place to live?
Redlands grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #99 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Redlands, CO expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $488,000, 8% below the Colorado typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.