All I've seen of Mesa has been pretty ghetto, a lot of older buildings and houses and a lot of lower income neighborhoods. I live in the "shitty" part of Scottsdale and have had zero problems - then again I live a half mile from a Police Crime Lab so that probably helps.
I'd check out Chandler or Gilbert if you're not looking to be super close to Phoenix. South Scottsdale has some nice areas that aren't retarded with pricing. Tempe also has some nice older houses that can be picked up pretty cheap as well.
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