Neighborhood Profile

Sunshine Gardens

Indianapolis, IN | Marion County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
40.4
National rank: #10,909 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
39.8
Score
Value Opportunity
30.0
Score
Momentum
55.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationIndianapolis, IN
CountyMarion County
National rank#10,909 of 14,967
State rank#547 of 656
City rank#59 of 82
County rank#59 of 82
National percentile27.1
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$171,145
Year-over-year home value change1.7%
Month-over-month home value change-0.03%
Home value to income ratio108.04
Median household income$1,584
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%
Civilian unemployment rate0.1%
Homeownership rate34.8%
Housing vacancy rate0.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher74.3%

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 Sunshine Gardens

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sunshine Gardens?

Sunshine Gardens is ranked #59 of 82 eligible neighborhoods in Indianapolis; #547 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #10,909 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Sunshine Gardens one of the best neighborhoods in Indianapolis?

Sunshine Gardens has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 40.4 and a city ranking of #59 of 82 eligible neighborhoods in Indianapolis.

How much are homes worth in Sunshine Gardens?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sunshine Gardens is approximately $171,145.

Are home values rising or falling in Sunshine Gardens?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.7% year over year and -0.03% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sunshine Gardens?

Sunshine Gardens has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 55.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Sunshine Gardens?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $1,584.

How affordable is Sunshine Gardens relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 108.04. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Sunshine Gardens primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 34.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Sunshine Gardens?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.1%.

How educated are residents of Sunshine Gardens?

Approximately 32.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Sunshine Gardens face high rent burden?

Approximately 74.3% 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 Sunshine Gardens?

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 applications56
Estimated originations35
Home-purchase applications25
Origination rate62.3%
Home-purchase share44.3%
Average application loan$167,368
Total application loan amount$9,310,956
National application rank#6,812 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -7.3% YoY; originations -6.2% 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.