Neighborhood Profile

Arlington-West End

Birmingham, AL | Jefferson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
24.5
National rank: #14,254 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
16.5
Score
Value Opportunity
40.8
Score
Momentum
14.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBirmingham, AL
CountyJefferson County
National rank#14,254 of 14,967
State rank#234 of 258
City rank#75 of 88
County rank#75 of 88
National percentile4.8
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$63,248
Year-over-year home value change-2.4%
Month-over-month home value change-1.42%
Home value to income ratio3.12
Median household income$20,241
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%
Civilian unemployment rate7.3%
Homeownership rate32.0%
Housing vacancy rate19.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher47.1%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Arlington-West End

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Arlington-West End?

Arlington-West End is ranked #75 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham; #234 of 258 eligible neighborhoods in AL; and #14,254 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Arlington-West End one of the best neighborhoods in Birmingham?

Arlington-West End has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 24.5 and a city ranking of #75 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham.

How much are homes worth in Arlington-West End?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Arlington-West End is approximately $63,248.

Are home values rising or falling in Arlington-West End?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.4% year over year and -1.42% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Arlington-West End?

Arlington-West End has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 14.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Arlington-West End?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $20,241.

How affordable is Arlington-West End relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.12. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Arlington-West End primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 32.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Arlington-West End?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.3%.

How educated are residents of Arlington-West End?

Approximately 8.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Arlington-West End face high rent burden?

Approximately 47.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Arlington-West End?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications113
Estimated originations44
Home-purchase applications51
Origination rate39.1%
Home-purchase share44.9%
Average application loan$123,148
Total application loan amount$13,934,810
National application rank#3,877 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 32.8% YoY; originations 46.7% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.