What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Deer Valley?
Deer Valley is ranked #7 of 14 eligible neighborhoods in Phoenix; #472 of 746 eligible neighborhoods in AZ; and #8,212 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Deer Valley
Phoenix, AZ | Maricopa County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.4
Stability and Strength
53.9
Value Opportunity
53.8
Momentum
32.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Phoenix, AZ |
| County | Maricopa County |
| National rank | #8,212 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #472 of 746 |
| City rank | #7 of 14 |
| County rank | #412 of 546 |
| National percentile | 45.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $464,459 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -1.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.11% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.05 |
| Median household income | $91,974 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 63.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 51.6% |
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 Deer Valley
Is Deer Valley one of the best neighborhoods in Phoenix?
Deer Valley has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.4 and a city ranking of #7 of 14 eligible neighborhoods in Phoenix.
How much are homes worth in Deer Valley?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Deer Valley is approximately $464,459.
Are home values rising or falling in Deer Valley?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.2% year over year and -0.11% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Deer Valley?
Deer Valley has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 32.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Deer Valley?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $91,974.
How affordable is Deer Valley relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.05. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Deer Valley primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 63.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Deer Valley?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.0%.
How educated are residents of Deer Valley?
Approximately 35.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Deer Valley face high rent burden?
Approximately 51.6% 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 Deer Valley?
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
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 applications6,381
Estimated originations3,759
Home-purchase applications2,521
Origination rate58.9%
Home-purchase share39.5%
Average application loan$297,199
Total application loan amount$1,896,292,049
National application rank#3 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 10.7% YoY; originations 14.6% 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.