Loma

POPULATION: 1,293

CLIMATE: High Desert

MEDIAN HOME PRICE: $438,094

TOP EMPLOYERS: Mesa County Valley School District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

HOME TO: Kokopelli Trail, Loma Boat Launch State Wildlife Area

Part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Area, Loma is located 18.5 miles (29.8 km) northwest of Grand Junction. The Colorado River flows just south of Loma. The name “Loma” is derived from a Spanish wording meaning “small hill.”

Loma offers a sense of openness that is created by farmsteads, viable agriculture, farm-based businesses, small subdivisions, mixed housing types and lot sizes, single-lane farm roads, and two core villages [Loma and Mack] that are the focal points of the surrounding landscape. The underpinnings of rural character is supported by this self chosen lifestyle of small town values, family, community, independence, responsibility, conservation, entrepreneurship, and a strong work ethic.