What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for La Playa?
La Playa is ranked #8 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #328 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #3,454 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
La Playa
San Diego, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
61.7
Stability and Strength
64.7
Value Opportunity
45.2
Momentum
80.2
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 | #3,454 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #328 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #8 of 111 |
| County rank | #16 of 170 |
| National percentile | 76.9 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $3,236,442 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.71% |
| Home value to income ratio | 22.88 |
| Median household income | $141,445 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 73.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 64.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 80.8% |
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 La Playa
Is La Playa one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?
La Playa has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 61.7 and a city ranking of #8 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.
How much are homes worth in La Playa?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for La Playa is approximately $3,236,442.
Are home values rising or falling in La Playa?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.3% year over year and 0.71% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for La Playa?
La Playa has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 80.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in La Playa?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $141,445.
How affordable is La Playa relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 22.88. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is La Playa primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 64.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in La Playa?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.6%.
How educated are residents of La Playa?
Approximately 73.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in La Playa face high rent burden?
Approximately 80.8% 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 La Playa?
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 applications76
Estimated originations44
Home-purchase applications35
Origination rate58.3%
Home-purchase share46.7%
Average application loan$1,037,368
Total application loan amount$78,675,847
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage68.3%
Recent trend: Applications 11.4% YoY; originations 5.5% 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.