What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Lake?
West Lake is ranked #109 of 206 eligible neighborhoods in Atlanta; #238 of 438 eligible neighborhoods in GA; and #10,956 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Lake
Atlanta, GA | Fulton County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
40.2
Stability and Strength
30.1
Value Opportunity
15.2
Momentum
91.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, GA |
| County | Fulton County |
| National rank | #10,956 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #238 of 438 |
| City rank | #109 of 206 |
| County rank | #113 of 210 |
| National percentile | 26.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $249,668 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 5.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 1.98% |
| Home value to income ratio | 44.84 |
| Median household income | $5,568 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 12.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 75.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 75.1% |
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 West Lake
Is West Lake one of the best neighborhoods in Atlanta?
West Lake has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 40.2 and a city ranking of #109 of 206 eligible neighborhoods in Atlanta.
How much are homes worth in West Lake?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Lake is approximately $249,668.
Are home values rising or falling in West Lake?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.3% year over year and 1.98% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Lake?
West Lake has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 91.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Lake?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $5,568.
How affordable is West Lake relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 44.84. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Lake primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 75.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Lake?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 12.4%.
How educated are residents of West Lake?
Approximately 53.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Lake face high rent burden?
Approximately 75.1% 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 West Lake?
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 applications46
Estimated originations19
Home-purchase applications19
Origination rate41.9%
Home-purchase share40.7%
Average application loan$255,385
Total application loan amount$11,847,497
National application rank#7,548 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -8.6% YoY; originations -6.3% 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.