Best PlacesNortheast, Mesa, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northeast, Mesa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Northeast, Mesa ranks 1,275th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on low property taxes and good schools. The weaker spots are summer heat, air quality, and tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Northeast, Mesa
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Northeast, Mesa's strengths and weaknesses
Northeast, Mesa ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. Low property taxes, good schools, and low crime carry most of that.
The one real hole is summer heat, near the bottom of the country. Air quality and tree cover also cost it ground. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Northeast, Mesa ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 204 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Northeast, Mesa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northeast, Mesa
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northeast, Mesa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $104,247; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Northeast, Mesa's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northeast, Mesa
Northeast, Mesa runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northeast, Mesa.
Who works in Northeast, Mesa, and how
Work in Northeast, Mesa centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Northeast, Mesa
Northeast, Mesa has more parkland per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Northeast, Mesa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northeast, Mesa, month by month
Northeast, Mesa sees roughly 204 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 107 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 55° | 44° |
| April | 88° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 107° | 96° | 84° |
| October | 90° | 77° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Northeast, Mesa
The nearest airport, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northeast, Mesa
Schools across Northeast, Mesa average a B+, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin At Brimhall ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- Pathfinder AcademyA+ · 73% proficient
- Las Sendas Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin Junior High SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Stapley Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Fremont Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Red Mountain High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- East Valley AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- East Valley High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northeast, Mesa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northeast, Mesa measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Northeast, Mesa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Northeast, Mesa suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of neighborhoods and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 88% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 84%, and it is quieter than 64%.
Common questions about living in Northeast, Mesa
Is Northeast, Mesa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northeast, Mesa ranks 1,275th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northeast, Mesa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,665. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $104,247 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast, Mesa safe?
Yes, Northeast, Mesa is safer than 91% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Northeast, Mesa?
July highs average about 107 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 44. That works out to about 204 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast, Mesa good for families?
Schools beat 92% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Is Northeast, Mesa good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 44% of neighborhoods. About 22% of workers already work from home.
Compare Northeast, Mesa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northeast, Mesa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northeast, Mesa represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Northeast, Mesa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northeast, Mesa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northeast, Mesa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northeast, Mesa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northeast, Mesa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northeast, Mesa detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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