What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for McKinley Park?
McKinley Park is ranked #79 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #123 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #4,648 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
McKinley Park
Chicago, IL | Cook County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
58.1
Stability and Strength
43.6
Value Opportunity
48.5
Momentum
94.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| National rank | #4,648 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #123 of 261 |
| City rank | #79 of 179 |
| County rank | #84 of 190 |
| National percentile | 68.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $369,719 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 9.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.62% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.63 |
| Median household income | $79,928 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 69.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 59.6% |
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 McKinley Park
Is McKinley Park one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago?
McKinley Park has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 58.1 and a city ranking of #79 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.
How much are homes worth in McKinley Park?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for McKinley Park is approximately $369,719.
Are home values rising or falling in McKinley Park?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 9.6% year over year and 0.62% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for McKinley Park?
McKinley Park has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 94.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in McKinley Park?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $79,928.
How affordable is McKinley Park relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.63. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is McKinley Park primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 69.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in McKinley Park?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.2%.
How educated are residents of McKinley Park?
Approximately 30.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in McKinley Park face high rent burden?
Approximately 59.6% 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 McKinley Park?
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 applications183
Estimated originations100
Home-purchase applications89
Origination rate54.3%
Home-purchase share48.5%
Average application loan$221,123
Total application loan amount$40,517,549
National application rank#2,321 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 28.3% YoY; originations 28.8% 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.