Living here
Cost of living in Mesa
Housing is close to the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,478/mo
10% above US
Median home value
$364,300
20% above US
Median household income
$78,779
same as US
Rent as share of income
23%
US 21%
Home price to income
4.6×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.3%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Mesa compares
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Life in Mesa
Questions
Is Mesa expensive to live in?
Housing in Mesa is close to the national average: median rent is $1,478 (10% above US) and the median home value is $364,300 (20% above US).
How much is rent in Mesa?
The median gross rent is $1,478 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,390, 1 bedroom $1,493, 2 bedrooms $1,734, 3 bedrooms $2,287, 4 bedrooms $2,537.
How much of their income do renters spend in Mesa?
At the median, a year’s rent ($17,736) equals about 23% of the median household income ($78,779); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Mesa?
Sales tax is 8.3% and property taxes run about 0.43% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Arizona DOR, State, County and City Transaction Privilege Tax Rate Tables, effective November 1, 2026 (Retail, business code 017).