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ZIP 81521, Mesa

Moderate

🇺🇸Mesa, Colorado · United States

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Safety

Trade-offs

Schools — 6 schools within range

Affordability

Unknowns

Safety — based on limited evidence

Transport — no source available yet

Amenities — no source available yet

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Two La Mesa council candidates running unopposed, ensuring female supermajority San Diego Union-Tribune

Moana Alo and Amanda-Dawn Natalia were the only two candidates to qualify for the ballot, meaning their spots on the council are guaranteed.

1 day ago Read article

NKBA San Diego Kitchen and bath tour returns Oct. 10 San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association will present the NKBA San Diego Kitchen & Bath Tour on Oct. 10. The self-guided tour of five homes in Chula Vista, La Mesa, Kensington and Scripps Ranch showcases the kitchens and bathrooms created by San Diego-area designers, remodelers and industry professionals.

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That dress you’re wearing? It’s saying something. Artist Irma Sofia Poeter explains how in a new exhibit. San Diego Union-Tribune

Artist Irma Sofia Poeter presents the dress as a place ‘where personal expression meets structures of power’ in new exhibition at San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery.

1 day ago Read article

Meet the Phoenix-area school board candidates in 2026 midterm election The Arizona Republic

Dozen of Phoenix-area school districts have elections on the midterm ballot. These are the candidates in Phoenix, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale and beyond.

2 days ago Read article

Endorsement: No on Costa Mesa Measure C’s tax hike on businesses Santa Ana Orange County Register

Measure C is simply another liability dumped onto contributing members of society by a government that refuses to live within its means.

2 days ago Read article

Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

10 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.

Score dashboard

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Safety

Bottom 1%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 6%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 6%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 6%

pending

Property Confidence

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

🔥 Wildfire: None on record

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Community demographics

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Population

16,613

Median household income

$88,458/yr

Median home value

$422,900

Price-to-income ratio

Median home ÷ median household income

4.8×

Moderately priced

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Crime & Safety

Colorado · United States national statistics

80/100

Safety score based on Colorado region averages

Safety score estimated from national crime statistics for this region.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

🔥 No wildfire history

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Schools in this area

NCES Common Core of Data · 6 schools

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Amenity data is being gathered from OpenStreetMap.

Public transit

Score 50/100

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Car-dependent area

No public transit infrastructure data is available for this ZIP area. This typically reflects rural or very low-density suburban areas.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS · USGS · NIFC/WFIGS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods, earthquakes or wildfires recorded near this area since 2006.

Drug & substance activity

Drug offense data at ZIP-code level is not publicly reported in the FBI CDE dataset. City-wide violent and property crime rates are used for the safety score.

Affordability

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Median household income

$88,458/yr

Median home value

$422,900

ZIP area population

16,613

Price-to-income ratio

4.8×

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