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Northeast Mesa

General

This neighborhood is a mix of golf communities, custom-home enclaves and more-affordable areas. A few large RV parks can also be found here. Loop 202 runs through this area that borders the Usery Mountain Recreation Park. Several other parks are part of this neighborhood that has views of the Superstition Mountains. Falcon Field Airport is located here.

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Transportation

Loop 202 runs through this area. U.S. 60 is just south of this neighborhood.

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Explore the 4 Areas of Northeast Mesa

Mountain View: 85213

Mountain View has newer, more-expensive homes, including large custom-built houses, on the northern end. Farther south are older, more-affordable neighborhoods. The area, named after its largest park, also has RV and manufactured- home communities.

Longbow: 85215

Longbow is named after the golf club in the center of this area. Several other golf courses are nearby. Red Mountain Ranch is another big community here. Falcon Field Airport is located in the southwestern corner. Loop 202 bisects it.

Las Sendas: 85207

Las Sendas is Mesa’s most upscale neighborhood. The golf course community it’s named after has million-dollar homes with spectacular views of the Superstition Mountains. The area borders the Usery Mountain Regional Park.

Alta Mesa: 85205

Alta Mesa is named after a large golf club in the middle of it. Mesa Greenbelt Park runs through the middle of this area. Gene Autry Park is also here as well a large RV park. Old and newer neighborhoods can be found here.

Housing

Housing

New upscale, desert-style homes near preserves and golf courses, custom homes as well as RV parks can be found in Northeast Mesa. Affordable neighborhoods with older block and brick homes, popular with families and retirees, are part of the Mountain View and Long Bow neighborhoods. Las Sendas is Mesa’s most expensive area.

The Market

Mountain View85213

Longbow85215

Las Sendas85207

Alta Mesa85205

  • Northeast Mesa has a mix of housing and a wide range of home prices.

  • The neighborhood’s golf course and custom-home communities have homes priced above $500,000. Las Sendas has million-dollar homes.

  • Alta Mesa is the area’s most affordable neighborhood with a median home price below $200,000.

  • The Mountain View area has the most new homes going up.

  • There’s little land left for new development in Northeast Mesa.

  • Rentals aren’t hard to find. This area is popular with snowbirds during the winter and spring.

  • Northeast Mesa primarily draws families and retirees.

Living Here

Living here

This neighborhood is a golf course hub with both high-end and affordable homes. Parks are plenty. And views of the Superstition Mountains and Usery Mountain Recreation Park are a big draw. The area’s several RV parks are typically full in the winter and spring. Hikers love this area, and so do retirees. Loop 202 opened this area up to more residents.

Things To Do

Mountain View85213

Longbow85215

Las Sendas85207

Alta Mesa85205

Main attractions

This family-centric neighborhood is loaded with parks and kids’ activities, including Quail Run Sports Complex with eight sports fields, playgrounds and a dog park. Extra sporty kids will dig Kids That Rip, an indoor skatepark and gymnastics facility. The neighborhood is also surrounded by public and private golf courses, including Alta Mesa Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club and Mesa Country Club.

Out on the town

Hohokam Stadium, the spring training home of the Oakland Athletics, is nearby. Falcon Field Airport hosts many public events, such as car shows. And take your pick from dozens of family restaurants and chain favorites.

Main attractions

Arizona is a golfer’s delight, and this neighborhood doesn’t disappoint. Choose from a number of public and private courses, including Longbow Golf Club, Alta Mesa Golf Club and Westgate Painted Mountain Golf Resort. Close by is scenic Usery Mountain Regional Park, rich with hiking trails, wildlife and educational activities. Red Mountain Park also offers plenty of outdoor attractions, including a community fishing lake, sports fields, playgrounds and disc golf. Continuing your education or switching career paths is easy with Mesa Community College right in your backyard.

Out on the town

Try your luck at Fort McDowell Casino, with over 150,000 square feet of gaming, including slot machines and table games. We-Ko-Pa Resort is an oasis in the Sonoran desert, complete with fine dining, golf, and a conference center. During the sweltering summer months, cool off with a lazy ride down the Salt River on an inner tube – or bring a cooler packed with brews and party hard. Falcon Field Airport also hosts many public events including car shows.

Main attractions

This neighborhood borders scenic Usery Mountain Regional Park, which is rich with hiking trails, wildlife and educational activities. Red Mountain Park also offers plenty of outdoor attractions, including a community fishing lake, sports fields, playgrounds and disc golf. Mesa knows how to golf. Take your pick of public and private courses, including Las Sendas Golf Club, Arizona Golf Resort, Fountain of the Sun Country Club and Viewpoint Championship Golf Course.

Out on the town

For shopping, there’s Superstition Springs Center nearby. The indoor mall is packed with department stores, familiar retailers, boutiques and popular restaurants. During the sweltering summer months, cool off with a lazy ride down the Salt River on an inner tube – or bring a cooler packed with brews and party hard. The neighborhood is also rich with diverse cuisine, from popular chain restaurants and traditional American joints to wine bars and word-of-mouth ethnic spots.

Main attractions

This neighborhood is flanked from all directions by public and private golf courses. Arizona Golf Resort, Coyote Run Golf Course, Fountain of the Sun Country Club, Sunland Village Golf Course, Longbow Golf Club and Viewpoint Championship Golf Course are all here or nearby. Red Mountain Park offers more outdoor attractions, including a community fishing lake, sports fields, playgrounds and disc golf.

Out on the town

Superstitions Springs Center is a short drive away. The indoor mall is packed with department stores, national retailers, boutiques and popular restaurants. Falcon Field Airport also hosts many public events, including car shows. Big appetites will find plenty to satisfy – this neighborhood is rich with diverse eateries, including cafes, pizzerias, gourmet sandwich shops, Thai food and Italian grocers.

Explore the Outdoors

Outdoors

These Northeast Mesa neighborhoods are among the most popular in the Valley for road bicyclists, who flock to the Usery Pass Road and Bush Highway for the challenging climbs and wide road shoulder. Mountain biking and trail running near Usery Pass are excellent. Las Sendas also offers many hills and bike lanes. The Desert Trails Bike Park is in the heart of the area and is the crown jewel of bike parks, with trails and pump tracks for kids and adults. Saguaro Lake and Salt River Recreation offer boating, tubing, paddling and other water sports.

Stats & Facts

Mountain View85213

Longbow85215

Las Sendas85207

Alta Mesa85205

Who lives here

Middle-class Northeast Mesa residents are among the oldest as a group compared with residents of other areas of the Valley. The Las Sendas neighborhood (85207) is the newest, most populous and has the highest earnings. Residents of the Alta Mesa neighborhood (85205) tend to have lower incomes and fewer of them have college degrees.

5 Things To Know About Mesa

Its downtown is coming back.

A group of downtown Mesa supporters have been working to build the area back up, especially its blossoming arts community. The area is attracting new shops, restaurants, housing, museums and festivals. Downtown business owners, vendors and volunteers now regularly host free family movie nights, poetry slams, salsa classes, night markets and other activities. And the Mesa Arts Center, which routinely attracts talent from across the nation and globe, recently beat out the Sydney Opera House for the international Venue Excellence Award in the performing arts.

It has a thriving regional airport.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport supports more than 10,000 area jobs and funnels $3.6 million into the local economy each day. Planners believe it could grow in the next few decades to be a reliever airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Its residents volunteer.

Mesa volunteers provided the equivalent of $5 million worth of work for their community last year. That’s more than 233,000 hours spent cleaning, painting, manning committees and helping execute city events. On Make a Difference Day every October, residents, neighborhood groups, local businesses, church groups and city staff volunteer for a variety of beautification and cleanup projects. Non-profits have pushed to bring more affordable housing to the city.

It has a lot of great parks.

Mesa has been nationally praised for its more than 50 parks. The relatively new Riverview Park, next to the Cubs spring training facility, is always buzzing with people. Some older parks, including Pioneer, have struggled in recent years. But the city is slowly working to revitalize them. Northeast Mesa provides access to Usery Mountain Regional Park, a 3,648-acre preserve run by Maricopa County, and the Tonto National Forest.

It embraces higher education.

Mesa Community College is the biggest two-year school in Arizona and has four campuses. It’s part of the 10-school Maricopa Community College Districts. Mesa also has campuses for three other large colleges. Illinois-based Benedictine University offers standard bachelor's degrees. Upper Iowa University has various degree programs. And Pennsylvania-based Wilkes University offers graduate degrees and soon an accelerated-degree program for Maricopa Community College District students.