Neighborhood Profile

Rancho Penasquitos

San Diego, CA | San Diego County
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Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.3
National rank: #6,785 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
70.5
Score
Value Opportunity
51.0
Score
Momentum
25.0
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Diego, CA
CountySan Diego County
National rank#6,785 of 14,967
State rank#768 of 1,814
City rank#34 of 111
County rank#68 of 170
National percentile54.7
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,442,532
Year-over-year home value change-2.2%
Month-over-month home value change-0.13%
Home value to income ratio10.26
Median household income$140,638
Bachelor's degree or higher66.8%
Civilian unemployment rate4.8%
Homeownership rate73.0%
Housing vacancy rate4.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher54.6%

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 Rancho Penasquitos

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Rancho Penasquitos?

Rancho Penasquitos is ranked #34 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #768 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #6,785 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Rancho Penasquitos one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?

Rancho Penasquitos has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.3 and a city ranking of #34 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.

How much are homes worth in Rancho Penasquitos?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Rancho Penasquitos is approximately $1,442,532.

Are home values rising or falling in Rancho Penasquitos?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.2% year over year and -0.13% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Rancho Penasquitos?

Rancho Penasquitos has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 25.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Rancho Penasquitos?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $140,638.

How affordable is Rancho Penasquitos relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.26. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Rancho Penasquitos primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 73.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Rancho Penasquitos?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.8%.

How educated are residents of Rancho Penasquitos?

Approximately 66.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Rancho Penasquitos face high rent burden?

Approximately 54.6% 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 Rancho Penasquitos?

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 applications1,306
Estimated originations794
Home-purchase applications589
Origination rate60.8%
Home-purchase share45.1%
Average application loan$611,086
Total application loan amount$797,813,700
National application rank#107 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 23.3% YoY; originations 32.0% 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.