What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for U2?
U2 is ranked #129 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in Mesa; #597 of 746 eligible neighborhoods in AZ; and #11,703 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
U2
Mesa, AZ | Maricopa County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
37.6
Stability and Strength
43.2
Value Opportunity
42.6
Momentum
21.7
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 | #11,703 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #597 of 746 |
| City rank | #129 of 160 |
| County rank | #491 of 546 |
| National percentile | 21.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $465,413 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.11% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.78 |
| Median household income | $80,479 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.8% |
| Homeownership rate | 52.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 46.1% |
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 U2
Is U2 one of the best neighborhoods in Mesa?
U2 has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 37.6 and a city ranking of #129 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in Mesa.
How much are homes worth in U2?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for U2 is approximately $465,413.
Are home values rising or falling in U2?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.8% year over year and -0.11% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for U2?
U2 has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 21.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in U2?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $80,479.
How affordable is U2 relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.78. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is U2 primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 52.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in U2?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.8%.
How educated are residents of U2?
Approximately 16.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in U2 face high rent burden?
Approximately 46.1% 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 U2?
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 applications6
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate48.3%
Home-purchase share31.0%
Average application loan$265,345
Total application loan amount$1,469,192
National application rank#13,607 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 24.7% YoY; originations 14.3% 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.