Mesa vs Gilbert
Mesa and Gilbert on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
DHousingC+
Gilbert +19 pts
CSchoolsB+
Gilbert +18 pts
BCost of livingC+
Mesa +10 pts
C+CommuteC+
level
AAmenitiesA
Gilbert +1 pts
C−EmploymentB
Gilbert +20 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$408kMedian home value$575k
$1,620Median rent$2,110
24.7 minMean commute25.9 min
$83kMedian household income$123k
0.45%Effective property tax0.43%
64th pctWithin-state proficiency82nd pct
114Restaurants & cafés141
511,764Population280,262
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.