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Mesa ( MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a suburb located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Phoenix. Mesa is the central city of the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east.
Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, and the 38th-largest city in the US. The city is home to 439,041 people as of 2010 according to the Census Bureau. Mesa is home to numerous higher education facilities including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.

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My community is not a certified senior community, but mostly well to do seniors (not me) live here.

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very good clean neighborhood next to schools.

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retirement!

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Mesa, has a less frenetic pace than most of the Phoenix valley. People are friendly and helpful. It is much quieter and has less city noise, like a small town. The streets are quieter and have almost no traffic noise after 11 pm. I prefer to live around other mature and aging people.

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This is where everyone from back east comes to winter! :)

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