About Montrose
Montrose, CO is a close-knit town located in southwestern Colorado with an estimated population of 21,646.
Montrose holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 18.89 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,146 residents per square mile.
📰 Montrose News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Montrose Unique
- One of 14 places in the US named Montrose — but the Colorado one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southwestern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 21,646.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Montrose
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Montrose
- Applebee's — american
- Backstreet Bagel (café)
- Bluecorn Cafe & Mercantile (café)
- CMC Bakery
- Camp Robber — american
- Chili's — tex-mex
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Guru's Nepalese Restaurant — indian
- Horsefly Brewing Company
- Jimmers BBQ — barbecue
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Museum of the Mountain West · Museum
- Ute Indian Museum · Museum
- Cimarron Song Gallery · Art gallery
- Montrose County Historical Museum · Museum
- Montrose Water Sports Park · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Montrose
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Montrose
- Black Canyon High School
- Centennial Middle School
- Columbine Middle School
- Cottonwood Elementary School
- Early Childhood Center
- Johnson Elementary School
- Montrose High School
- Northside Elementary School
- Oak Grove Elementary School
- Outer Range
- Peak Virtual Academy
- Pomona Elementary School
- Vista Charter School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Montrose Regional Health ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.