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Cost of living in Fruita, Colorado

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,472 a month.

Fruita is a city in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $87,184 a year.

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People
13,691
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,472
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$87,184
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$398,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,282
Grand Junction, CO MSA

Fruita, Colorado has about 13,691 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $398,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mesa County is $1,282 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fruita. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Grand Junction, CO metro area, prices sit at 95.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Fruita's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fruita's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Colorado averaged $3.01 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 124 have higher typical rent than Fruita.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Colorado

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.