Neighborhood Profile

Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos

San Rafael, CA | Marin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
34.8
National rank: #12,459 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
48.0
Score
Value Opportunity
36.8
Score
Momentum
10.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Rafael, CA
CountyMarin County
National rank#12,459 of 14,967
State rank#1,539 of 1,814
City rank#25 of 25
County rank#47 of 47
National percentile16.8
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,483,794
Year-over-year home value change-5.6%
Month-over-month home value change-0.24%
Home value to income ratio13.28
Median household income$111,692
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%
Civilian unemployment rate13.2%
Homeownership rate44.2%
Housing vacancy rate0.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher55.2%

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 Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos is ranked #25 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in San Rafael; #1,539 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #12,459 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos one of the best neighborhoods in San Rafael?

Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 34.8 and a city ranking of #25 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in San Rafael.

How much are homes worth in Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos is approximately $1,483,794.

Are home values rising or falling in Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -5.6% year over year and -0.24% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 10.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $111,692.

How affordable is Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 13.28. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 44.2%.

What is the unemployment rate in Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.2%.

How educated are residents of Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

Approximately 39.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos face high rent burden?

Approximately 55.2% 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 Rafael Meadows/Los Ranchitos?

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 applications29
Estimated originations17
Home-purchase applications11
Origination rate59.4%
Home-purchase share36.9%
Average application loan$650,401
Total application loan amount$18,871,104
National application rank#9,368 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -2.2% YoY; originations -8.7% 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.