What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Del Mar Heights?
Del Mar Heights is ranked #1 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #104 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #1,542 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Del Mar Heights
San Diego, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
69.0
Stability and Strength
79.6
Value Opportunity
49.6
Momentum
79.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| National rank | #1,542 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #104 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #1 of 111 |
| County rank | #1 of 170 |
| National percentile | 89.7 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $2,899,319 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.84% |
| Home value to income ratio | 15.87 |
| Median household income | $182,722 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 82.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 79.1% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 20.6% |
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 Del Mar Heights
Is Del Mar Heights one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?
Del Mar Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 69.0 and a city ranking of #1 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.
How much are homes worth in Del Mar Heights?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Del Mar Heights is approximately $2,899,319.
Are home values rising or falling in Del Mar Heights?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.0% year over year and 0.84% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Del Mar Heights?
Del Mar Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 79.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Del Mar Heights?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $182,722.
How affordable is Del Mar Heights relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 15.87. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Del Mar Heights primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 79.1%.
What is the unemployment rate in Del Mar Heights?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.7%.
How educated are residents of Del Mar Heights?
Approximately 82.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Del Mar Heights face high rent burden?
Approximately 20.6% 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 Del Mar Heights?
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 applications170
Estimated originations91
Home-purchase applications55
Origination rate53.5%
Home-purchase share32.7%
Average application loan$976,061
Total application loan amount$165,666,324
National application rank#2,565 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -1.6% YoY; originations -2.9% 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.