What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Pleasant Shadows?
Pleasant Shadows is ranked #118 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in Mesa; #553 of 746 eligible neighborhoods in AZ; and #10,660 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Pleasant Shadows
Mesa, AZ | Maricopa County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
41.2
Stability and Strength
46.1
Value Opportunity
41.8
Momentum
32.4
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 | #10,660 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #553 of 746 |
| City rank | #118 of 160 |
| County rank | #467 of 546 |
| National percentile | 28.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $449,927 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -1.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.06% |
| Home value to income ratio | 7.08 |
| Median household income | $63,585 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 30.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 45.8% |
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 Pleasant Shadows
Is Pleasant Shadows one of the best neighborhoods in Mesa?
Pleasant Shadows has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 41.2 and a city ranking of #118 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in Mesa.
How much are homes worth in Pleasant Shadows?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Pleasant Shadows is approximately $449,927.
Are home values rising or falling in Pleasant Shadows?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.9% year over year and 0.06% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Pleasant Shadows?
Pleasant Shadows has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 32.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Pleasant Shadows?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $63,585.
How affordable is Pleasant Shadows relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.08. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Pleasant Shadows primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 30.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Pleasant Shadows?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.0%.
How educated are residents of Pleasant Shadows?
Approximately 31.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Pleasant Shadows face high rent burden?
Approximately 45.8% 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 Pleasant Shadows?
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 applications15
Estimated originations5
Home-purchase applications13
Origination rate34.5%
Home-purchase share87.1%
Average application loan$112,178
Total application loan amount$1,730,046
National application rank#11,392 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.5% YoY; originations 51.2% 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.