Mesa VerdeCA
A town of 1,016.
Is Mesa Verde a good place to live?
Mesa Verde’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. Mesa Verde’s typical July afternoon high is 109°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 1 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Mesa Verde’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 84 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Mesa Verde has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Mesa Verde has shrunk 25% from 2010 to 2020
1,023 counted in 2010 and 766 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Mesa Verde grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Mesa Verde is from typical.
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Moving to Mesa Verde: who provides what
Mesa Verde is unincorporated, so Riverside 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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mesa Verde.
A larger share of adults have obesity in Mesa Verde than in most of California or the rest of the country
For adults in Mesa Verde, the share who have high blood pressure is 40%. Among 848 California towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Mesa Verde. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Mesa Verde is ahead of California on 1 and behind on 22.
| Mesa Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 22% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 29% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mesa Verde | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.5% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Mesa Verde’s workers commute out
19% of residents live below the poverty line in Mesa Verde. Most people who work leave Mesa Verde to do it: just 2% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 32, to 77. The town’s average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Mesa Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Mesa Verde brings mild winters and hot summers
The town’s January low stands at 43°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Mesa Verde: inland flooding
FEMA puts 41% of Mesa Verde’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Mesa Verde sell for about $163K
The share of households in Mesa Verde who are owner-occupiers: 61%. The town’s typical rent comes in at $1,106 a month.
| Mesa Verde | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,106 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roy Wilson Community Center | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mesa Verde
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mesa Verde
About 5 of every 100 Mesa Verde residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
1,016 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Mesa Verde
Census-designated place in California, United States
Mesa Verde (Spanish for 'Green Table') is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mesa Verde sits at an elevation of 390 feet (120 m). The 2020 United States census reported Mesa Verde's population was 766.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 390 ft
Questions about Mesa Verde
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mesa Verde, CA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $110,000, 86% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.