Rancho Mesa VerdeAZ
759 residents make their home in this town in Arizona.
Is Rancho Mesa Verde a good place to live?
Rancho Mesa Verde’s July high is 107°F, where Arizona’s towns sit at 100°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 4 of the 141 Arizona towns we compare have a higher January low than Rancho Mesa Verde. Rancho Mesa Verde has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
759 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rancho Mesa Verde: who provides what
Rancho Mesa Verde is unincorporated, so Yuma County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rancho Mesa Verde.
Rancho Mesa Verde has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Rancho Mesa Verde is 80 of 100. 71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Rancho Mesa Verde’s working residents commute to Yuma
Half the trips to work are shorter than 7 miles. The top destinations are Yuma (44%), Somerton (10%) and San Luis (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Rancho Mesa Verde brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 107°, January nights drop to 45° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rancho Mesa Verde stands out in Arizona and nationally, with more of its adults who have diabetes
For adults in Rancho Mesa Verde, the share who report frequent physical distress is 18%. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Rancho Mesa Verde. Across all 32 CDC measures, Rancho Mesa Verde beats Arizona on 2 and trails on 18.
| Rancho Mesa Verde | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 21% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 12% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Rancho Mesa Verde | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 16.5% | 19.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 32.4% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Rancho Mesa Verde sell for about $227K
The share of households in Rancho Mesa Verde who live in a home they own is 51%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rancho Mesa Verde
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rancho Mesa Verde
About 0 of every 100 Rancho Mesa Verde residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
100% of working residents leave Rancho Mesa Verde for work
Where Rancho Mesa Verde’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rancho Mesa Verde
CDP in Yuma County, Arizona
Rancho Mesa Verde is a census-designated place and colonia in Yuma County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 625 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 187 ft
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Rancho Mesa Verde
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ a good place to live?
Rancho Mesa Verde has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.