What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Leisure World?
Leisure World is ranked #81 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in Mesa; #406 of 746 eligible neighborhoods in AZ; and #6,915 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Leisure World
Mesa, AZ | Maricopa County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.0
Stability and Strength
51.8
Value Opportunity
54.5
Momentum
48.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Mesa, AZ |
| County | Maricopa County |
| National rank | #6,915 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #406 of 746 |
| City rank | #81 of 160 |
| County rank | #362 of 546 |
| National percentile | 53.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $389,328 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.06% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.44 |
| Median household income | $87,616 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 46.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 87.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 18.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 78.4% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Leisure World
Is Leisure World one of the best neighborhoods in Mesa?
Leisure World has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.0 and a city ranking of #81 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in Mesa.
How much are homes worth in Leisure World?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Leisure World is approximately $389,328.
Are home values rising or falling in Leisure World?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.3% year over year and 0.06% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Leisure World?
Leisure World has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 48.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Leisure World?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $87,616.
How affordable is Leisure World relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.44. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Leisure World primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 87.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Leisure World?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.6%.
How educated are residents of Leisure World?
Approximately 46.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Leisure World face high rent burden?
Approximately 78.4% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Leisure World?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications98
Estimated originations59
Home-purchase applications47
Origination rate60.1%
Home-purchase share48.5%
Average application loan$208,125
Total application loan amount$20,375,382
National application rank#4,419 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -13.7% YoY; originations -11.7% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.