Mesa’s sky is always sunny, with an average temperature of 86 degrees and an annual rainfall of only 10 inches
City: Mesa
State: Arizona
Best Cities Overall Rank: 62
About Mesa:
Mesa’s sky is always sunny, so bring the sunscreen for this city with an average temperature of 86 degrees and an annual rainfall of only 10 inches.
Mesa has an average travel time to work of only 26 minutes and an unemployment rate of 9.2 percent.
County: Maricopa
Population: 463552
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitors’ bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: East Valley Tribune
Mesa blogs:
Mesa‘s Facebook page: Follow Mesa on Facebook
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Education rank: 90
High School graduation rate 2008: 81%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 4
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0.86
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 16
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 3.45
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 258
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 19.2
Total Expenditures Per Student: $8,008
Health rank: 94
Quality children’s hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.22
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 3.33
Safety rank: 5
Violent Crimes, 2008: 2289
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 493.79
Sex Offenders: 256
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 55.23
Economy rank: 78
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 26
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 9.2
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 952.96
Median Home Sale Price: $146,200
5-Year Home Value Index: -5.18%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 45.23%
Recreation Rank: 83
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 2,619
Parkland per 100,000: 564.99
