Forget the old âI Heart New Yorkâ T-shirts; the new slogan here might be âI Heart Mesa.â According to an independent survey by Arizona State Universityâs Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Mesa residents are loving life in their city. And they are ready to dig in their pockets to pay to make the city even better. Most respondents said they are satisfied with the quality of life in Mesa. On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being high, 79.5 percent of respondents rated the city with a 4 or 5. In 2016, 79 percent of respondents said quality of life in Mesa was good or excellent. Only 3.2 percent of respondents rated the quality of life in Mesa at 1 or 2.