What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Serra Mesa?
Serra Mesa is ranked #47 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #969 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #8,177 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Serra Mesa
San Diego, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.5
Stability and Strength
53.7
Value Opportunity
45.1
Momentum
44.9
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 | #8,177 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #969 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #47 of 111 |
| County rank | #83 of 170 |
| National percentile | 45.4 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,033,699 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.15% |
| Home value to income ratio | 8.51 |
| Median household income | $121,532 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 44.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 55.1% |
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 Serra Mesa
Is Serra Mesa one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?
Serra Mesa has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.5 and a city ranking of #47 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.
How much are homes worth in Serra Mesa?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Serra Mesa is approximately $1,033,699.
Are home values rising or falling in Serra Mesa?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.5% year over year and 0.15% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Serra Mesa?
Serra Mesa has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 44.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Serra Mesa?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $121,532.
How affordable is Serra Mesa relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.51. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Serra Mesa primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 44.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Serra Mesa?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.2%.
How educated are residents of Serra Mesa?
Approximately 51.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Serra Mesa face high rent burden?
Approximately 55.1% 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 Serra Mesa?
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 applications639
Estimated originations355
Home-purchase applications259
Origination rate55.6%
Home-purchase share40.5%
Average application loan$633,625
Total application loan amount$405,125,358
National application rank#372 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 30.2% YoY; originations 26.9% 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.