ORCHARD MESA REAL ESTATE

Orchard Mesa

Orchard Mesa, just south of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers, offers a variety of neighborhoods and home choices in Grand Junction. Locals refer to this part of Mesa County as Orchard Mesa, zip code 81503, but it’s still considered Grand Junction. There are several neighborhood parks to visit including one straddling the Colorado River – Eagle Rim park. The county’s fairgrounds and Chipeta Golf Course are two other popular venues here.

Orchard Mesa is dotted with older homes and even horse farms throughout this area. But new construction is also thriving here, especially in Chipeta Heights and Spyglass Ridge. Both of these neighborhoods offer their own kind of Grand Valley views.

Schools in Orchard Mesa include:

Dos Rios Elementary, Lincoln OM Elementary, and Mesa View Elementary, Orchard Mesa Middle and Grand Junction High School.

Living in Orchard Mesa: Grand Junction’s South Side

Orchard Mesa sits just across the Colorado River from downtown Grand Junction — five minutes from town, but with a feel all its own. Perched above the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, “the Mesa” (zip code 81503) has long been where Grand Valley buyers go to find more house, more land, and more view for the money.

Housing here is genuinely varied. You’ll find mid-century homes on established, tree-lined streets, small horse properties with irrigated pasture, and newer construction in subdivisions like Spyglass Ridge, Chipeta Pines, and Chipeta Heights — many lots with Grand Mesa or Bookcliffs views. Most Orchard Mesa homes sell between the mid-$300,000s and the upper-$400,000s, noticeably below comparable homes in the Redlands or North Grand Junction. That value is why the Mesa remains a perennial favorite for first-time buyers and move-up families alike.

Daily life is one of Orchard Mesa’s quiet strengths. Eagle Rim Park sits right on the riverbank and connects to Grand Junction’s Riverfront Trail system, Chipeta Golf Course is a local favorite nine, and the Mesa County Fairgrounds anchor the community calendar every summer. Students attend District 51 schools: Dos Rios, Lincoln Orchard Mesa, and Mesa View elementary schools feed Orchard Mesa Middle School and Grand Junction High School.

One local tip from us: some Orchard Mesa properties come with irrigation water through local canal systems — a real asset for gardens, pasture, and landscaping in our high-desert climate, and something we always verify for buyers before closing.

We’ve helped buyers and sellers on Orchard Mesa for more than two decades. Browse the current listings below, or contact the Cowan Home Team for an honest, local read on any property — (970) 462-7316.

Orchard Mesa Neighborhoods

• Alpine Acres
• Antietam
• Arbors
• Appleridge
• Arlington Villa
• Arrowhead Acres
• Arrowhead Acres II
• Artesia Heights
• Baldwin
• Blue Mountain
• Bookcliff View
• Carriage Hills
• Casimir Heights
• Chipeta Estates
• Chipeta Glen
• Chipeta Heights
• Chipeta Heights West
• Chipeta Pines
• Chipeta West
• Cimarron Mesa
• Cottonwood Bluff
• Country Ridge Estates
• Durango Acres
• Eagle
• Fairway Pines
• Fergusons
• Freemans
• Golden Acres
• Grand Mesa
• Granite Springs
• Hawks Nest
• Highland Acres
• Lamp Lite Park
• Lincoln Heights
• Loma Linda
• Lynwood
• Mahan Manor
• Mercer Estates
• Mesa Estates
• Micaelas Villa
• Monroeville
• Morningside
• Morrison
• Mountain View
• OM Family Estates
• Orchard Mesa Heights
• Orchard Villa Estates
• Parkview
• Red Tail Ridge
• Reservation
• Rincon
• Rio Grande
• Riverview Estates
• Schmidt
• Sharon Heights
• Sierra Vista
• Spring Pointe
• Spyglass Ridge
• Sunland
• Sunrise Ridge
• Talbott
• Terrace Estates
• Unaweep Heights
• Valle Vista
• Village Nine
• Vista Rado

Orchard Mesa Townhome and Condo Neighborhoods

• Coventry Club V Townhomes
• Oxford Ave Townhomes
• River Glen Townhomes
• Southridge Townhomes
• Starbright Townhomes

Be sure to scroll down to see all the homes for sale in Orchard Mesa, and check out the amenities available in this wonderful neighborhood!  If you’d like to be notified the next time a home in this area becomes available on the market, just contact us and we will keep you informed.