Mesa, AZ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Mesa ( MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 504,258 at the 2020 census. It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 38th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any county). It is the most populous city in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It borders Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east. At least ten colleges and universities were located in M…

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How Mesa ranks

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#31Fastest growing in AZ #33Best schools in AZ #41Most remote workers in AZ All AZ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code85201, 85202, 85203

Area code480 602

Living in Mesa

Housing in Mesa

$430K▼ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mesa home is worth about $430,000, down 0.9% in a year, close to the Arizona typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market55

Sale-to-list98.4%

Sold in May546

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Safety in Mesa

C

Safety Grade C

Mesa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 60%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mesa 4.2

Arizona 3.8

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mesa 12.9

Arizona 15.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Mesa

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Mesa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#33Best public schoolsof 117 in AZ

DistrictMesa Unified District (4235)Schools175

Silver Valley Elementary A-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 1,384 students Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa B+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 1,066 students Gateway Polytechnic Academy AElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,003 students Canyon Rim Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–6 · 905 students Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus A+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 889 students Augusta Ranch Elementary A-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 855 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.