Mesa, Arizona — Apartment rents
06What apartments cost in Mesa.
Advertised starting prices at 13 complexes, checked daily.
Market temperature
Mesa · 13 complexesMesa’s rental market is cold.
Landlords are cutting prices and adding specials. A good time to shop around and negotiate.
- Prices · 90d
- −1.6%
- median change
- Raised · cut
- 2 · 4
- complexes, last 30 days
- Weeks free
- 6.9
- +0.6 vs 90 days ago
Based on how landlords are pricing, not renter demand: price changes over 90 and 30 days, and whether specials are growing or shrinking. Updated daily.
Best time to sign a lease
Mesa · 10 complexesCheapest month
October
Starting rents ran about −1.9% versus trend, and +3.9% in March, the priciest month.
Specials run almost year-round (88–100% of complexes each month), most generous in October at about 9 weeks free.
Show as a table
| Month | vs trend | With a special | Weeks free (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.1% | 88% | 8.3 |
| February | +2.6% | 97% | 8.4 |
| March | +3.9% | 100% | 7.9 |
| April | +2.4% | 100% | 8.2 |
| May | +1.8% | 90% | 9.3 |
| June | +2.4% | 90% | 9.1 |
| July | +1.4% | 90% | 8.6 |
| August | +1.1% | not reported | — |
| September | −0.8% | not reported | — |
| October | −1.9% | 100% | 9 |
| November | −1.3% | 92% | 8.5 |
| December | −0.6% | 90% | 8.4 |
Based on 401 price checks across 10 complexes, Jun 2025 – Nov 2026. Each complex’s overall price trend is removed first, so this shows the seasonal pattern rather than the market moving up or down. That’s about one year of seasons, so treat it as an early read. Months marked “—” for specials had no specials data in the archived pages.
- Forge TowerMark-TaylorUp to 10 weeks free≈ $968/mo with special$1,199+$74increase
- Melody on MainMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,018/mo with special$1,203no change · 30d
- Springs at Alta MesaAvanti ResidentialMove-in special$1,340
- The Falls at Crismon CommonsMark-TaylorUp to 12 weeks free + Waived application and administrative fees≈ $1,038/mo with special$1,349no change · 30d
- Harmony at Hawes CrossingMark-TaylorUp to 12 weeks free≈ $1,076/mo with special$1,399−$50decrease
- Cortland Mountain VistaCortland$1,433
- San PosadaMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,227/mo with special$1,450−$49decrease
- Tavalo at CadenceMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,268/mo with special$1,499no change · 30d
- MAA City GateMAA$1,513
- AvivaMark-TaylorUp to 10 weeks free≈ $1,243/mo with special$1,539−$5decrease
- San PiedraMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free≈ $1,324/mo with special$1,565−$10decrease
- San VillanteMark-TaylorUp to 6 weeks free≈ $1,415/mo with special$1,599+$54increase
- Bella EncantaMark-TaylorUp to 8 weeks free + Waived application and administration fees≈ $1,766/mo with special$2,087−$161decrease
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updated daily1. What is the average rent in Mesa, AZ?
The typical starting rent at Mesa, AZ apartment complexes is $1,450 a month, the median of the lowest advertised price at 13 complexes we check every day. Starting prices are usually for the smallest unit.
2. What is the cheapest apartment complex in Mesa, AZ?
Forge Tower has the lowest advertised starting rent in Mesa, at $1,199 a month. Next are Melody on Main ($1,203) and Springs at Alta Mesa ($1,340).
3. What is the best apartment deal in Mesa, AZ once specials are counted?
With its special (up to 10 weeks free), Forge Tower works out to about $968 a month on a 12-month lease, the lowest in Mesa once free weeks and discounts are spread over the lease. That’s a best case: “up to” specials can be smaller on some units.
4. How much has rent in Mesa, AZ changed in the last month?
Over the last month, the typical complex’s starting rent fell $2 in Mesa, AZ. Of 10 complexes with prices from then, 5 cut prices and 2 raised them.
5. How has rent in Mesa, AZ changed in the last year?
Over the last year, the typical complex’s starting rent fell $66 in Mesa, AZ. Of 11 complexes with prices from then, 9 cut prices and 2 raised them.
6. How many apartments in Mesa, AZ offer move-in specials?
11 of 13 complexes in Mesa (85%) are advertising a move-in special right now. The typical one is up to 8 weeks free, and the biggest is up to 12 weeks.
7. When is the cheapest time to rent an apartment in Mesa, AZ?
Based on Mesa’s price history, starting rents have been lowest in October and highest in March, after removing each complex’s overall trend.
8. Is Mesa, AZ a renter’s market right now?
Mesa’s rental market is cold, based on how landlords are pricing: the typical starting rent fell 1.6% over 90 days, 2 complexes raised prices and 4 cut them over 30 days, and specials average 6.9 weeks free. That gives renters more room to negotiate.
9. How does rent in Mesa, AZ compare with the rest of the Phoenix area?
Mesa’s typical starting rent of $1,450 is 0% lower than the Phoenix-area median of $1,456.
10. Which company manages the most apartment complexes we track in Mesa, AZ?
Mark-Taylor manages 10 complexes of the 13 we track in Mesa.