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Mesa is a big city of 511,764 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 25 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $2k a month.
511,764people
$408kTypical home
$1,620/moRent
106° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
318Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 511,764
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,609 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 25 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,620/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 318 sunny days a year (196 totally clear)
- 47 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 110 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to AZA airport
- 17 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,319 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,018 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 255 bars within 25 mi
- 881 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Maricopa County: R+4 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk