What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Jamaica Plain?
Jamaica Plain is ranked #3 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston; #130 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #5,421 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Jamaica Plain
Boston, MA | Suffolk County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
55.9
Stability and Strength
65.7
Value Opportunity
49.0
Momentum
50.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA |
| County | Suffolk County |
| National rank | #5,421 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #130 of 259 |
| City rank | #3 of 20 |
| County rank | #3 of 20 |
| National percentile | 63.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,190,524 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.30% |
| Home value to income ratio | 11.71 |
| Median household income | $101,672 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 41.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 44.7% |
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 Jamaica Plain
Is Jamaica Plain one of the best neighborhoods in Boston?
Jamaica Plain has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 55.9 and a city ranking of #3 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston.
How much are homes worth in Jamaica Plain?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Jamaica Plain is approximately $1,190,524.
Are home values rising or falling in Jamaica Plain?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.9% year over year and -0.30% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Jamaica Plain?
Jamaica Plain has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 50.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Jamaica Plain?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $101,672.
How affordable is Jamaica Plain relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.71. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Jamaica Plain primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 41.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Jamaica Plain?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.0%.
How educated are residents of Jamaica Plain?
Approximately 69.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Jamaica Plain face high rent burden?
Approximately 44.7% 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 Jamaica Plain?
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 applications847
Estimated originations550
Home-purchase applications473
Origination rate64.9%
Home-purchase share55.9%
Average application loan$543,305
Total application loan amount$460,010,936
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage88.0%
Recent trend: Applications -6.6% YoY; originations -2.3% 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.