What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mary Dell?
Mary Dell is ranked #53 of 107 eligible neighborhoods in Durham; #186 of 535 eligible neighborhoods in NC; and #5,247 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Mary Dell
Durham, NC | Durham County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
56.4
Stability and Strength
66.5
Value Opportunity
59.5
Momentum
35.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Durham, NC |
| County | Durham County |
| National rank | #5,247 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #186 of 535 |
| City rank | #53 of 107 |
| County rank | #52 of 106 |
| National percentile | 64.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $875,877 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.34% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.88 |
| Median household income | $148,875 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 79.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 15.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 93.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 100.0% |
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 Mary Dell
Is Mary Dell one of the best neighborhoods in Durham?
Mary Dell has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 56.4 and a city ranking of #53 of 107 eligible neighborhoods in Durham.
How much are homes worth in Mary Dell?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mary Dell is approximately $875,877.
Are home values rising or falling in Mary Dell?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.0% year over year and -0.34% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mary Dell?
Mary Dell has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 35.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Mary Dell?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $148,875.
How affordable is Mary Dell relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.88. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Mary Dell primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 93.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Mary Dell?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 15.4%.
How educated are residents of Mary Dell?
Approximately 79.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Mary Dell face high rent burden?
Approximately 100.0% 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 Mary Dell?
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 applications7
Estimated originations4
Home-purchase applications4
Origination rate62.4%
Home-purchase share52.1%
Average application loan$605,998
Total application loan amount$4,369,312
National application rank#13,167 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 66.0% YoY; originations 48.7% 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.