Neighborhood Profile

Lake Forest Hills

Jacksonville, FL | Duval County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
56.0
National rank: #5,394 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
37.2
Score
Value Opportunity
55.2
Score
Momentum
87.0
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationJacksonville, FL
CountyDuval County
National rank#5,394 of 14,967
State rank#271 of 1,145
City rank#47 of 188
County rank#47 of 188
National percentile64.0
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$173,480
Year-over-year home value change4.5%
Month-over-month home value change0.84%
Home value to income ratio3.63
Median household income$47,776
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
Civilian unemployment rate2.2%
Homeownership rate56.0%
Housing vacancy rate4.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher81.9%

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 Lake Forest Hills

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lake Forest Hills?

Lake Forest Hills is ranked #47 of 188 eligible neighborhoods in Jacksonville; #271 of 1,145 eligible neighborhoods in FL; and #5,394 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Lake Forest Hills one of the best neighborhoods in Jacksonville?

Lake Forest Hills has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 56.0 and a city ranking of #47 of 188 eligible neighborhoods in Jacksonville.

How much are homes worth in Lake Forest Hills?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lake Forest Hills is approximately $173,480.

Are home values rising or falling in Lake Forest Hills?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.5% year over year and 0.84% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lake Forest Hills?

Lake Forest Hills has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 87.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Lake Forest Hills?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $47,776.

How affordable is Lake Forest Hills relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.63. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Lake Forest Hills primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 56.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Lake Forest Hills?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.2%.

How educated are residents of Lake Forest Hills?

Approximately 16.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Lake Forest Hills face high rent burden?

Approximately 81.9% 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 Lake Forest Hills?

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 applications93
Estimated originations43
Home-purchase applications48
Origination rate46.4%
Home-purchase share51.5%
Average application loan$145,638
Total application loan amount$13,481,848
National application rank#4,654 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -17.1% YoY; originations 9.8% 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.