Western Slope
De Beque, Colorado
De Beque sits in Mesa County. For property records, taxes, vehicle work, and most local services, start with the county tied to the exact address.
- Place type
- Incorporated municipality
- County footprint
- Mesa
- Colorado region
- Western Slope
A nearby story: Why Fruita is dinosaur country
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Mesa County
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Notes from Mesa County
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History and culture - Mesa County
Why Fruita is dinosaur country
The hills around Fruita produced important early dinosaur finds, a legacy you can trace at a named public site and a local museum.
Read note ->Home and property - Mesa County
Reading the layered plateau country above the Grand Valley in Mesa County
The high plateaus above the Grand Valley are dramatic, layered geology worth understanding. The Colorado Geological Survey maps where the ground can move, including the 2014 West Salt Creek landslide near Collbran that took three lives.
Read note ->History and culture - Mesa County
The state bug lab in Palisade
Palisade is home to a state-run insectary that raises beneficial insects to fight pests, a working facility born from a 1940s threat to the valley's orchards.
Read note ->Local rules - Mesa County
Unincorporated Mesa County still has rules
Outside the towns and Grand Junction, Mesa County zones every parcel under its own Land Development Code and requires building permits.
Read note ->Water and land - Mesa County
In the Grand Valley, irrigation water is its own question
Many Grand Valley properties carry canal or ditch irrigation water that is separate from the household water that comes out of the tap.
Read note ->Money and taxes - Mesa County
Mesa County assessor lookup is a tax record starting point
Mesa County's assessor lookup shows assessed value and property-tax info for real property, but it cannot replace title or survey work.
Read note ->Home and property - Mesa County
Mesa County building permits depend on the project address
Mesa County's building department covers the county, De Beque, Collbran, Palisade, and Grand Junction, so start with the exact address.
Read note ->Money and taxes - Mesa County
Mesa County tax statements are worth checking from the treasurer
The Mesa County treasurer holds the official tax record — statements, receipts, due dates, and delinquency, not a listing's estimate.
Read note ->Sources and review
Where this place listing comes from
Colorado's State Demography Office maintains the incorporated municipality roster and the county relationships used on this page.
Use this carefully: A mailing address can use a city or town name even when the property is outside that municipality. Confirm the exact address before relying on a local rule.
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