What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Idle Hour?
Idle Hour is ranked #19 of 38 eligible neighborhoods in Lexington; #55 of 115 eligible neighborhoods in KY; and #7,120 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Idle Hour
Lexington, KY | Fayette County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
51.4
Stability and Strength
46.3
Value Opportunity
44.3
Momentum
69.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Lexington, KY |
| County | Fayette County |
| National rank | #7,120 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #55 of 115 |
| City rank | #19 of 38 |
| County rank | #19 of 38 |
| National percentile | 52.4 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $271,008 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.7% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.04% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.54 |
| Median household income | $48,880 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 58.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 3.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 41.3% |
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 Idle Hour
Is Idle Hour one of the best neighborhoods in Lexington?
Idle Hour has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 51.4 and a city ranking of #19 of 38 eligible neighborhoods in Lexington.
How much are homes worth in Idle Hour?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Idle Hour is approximately $271,008.
Are home values rising or falling in Idle Hour?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.7% year over year and 0.04% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Idle Hour?
Idle Hour has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 69.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Idle Hour?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $48,880.
How affordable is Idle Hour relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.54. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Idle Hour primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 58.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Idle Hour?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.1%.
How educated are residents of Idle Hour?
Approximately 32.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Idle Hour face high rent burden?
Approximately 41.3% 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 Idle Hour?
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 applications61
Estimated originations39
Home-purchase applications24
Origination rate63.7%
Home-purchase share40.2%
Average application loan$203,538
Total application loan amount$12,340,525
National application rank#6,439 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.0% YoY; originations 3.3% 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.