What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Lowell?
South Lowell is ranked #2 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Lowell; #112 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #4,408 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
South Lowell
Lowell, MA | Middlesex County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
58.8
Stability and Strength
57.6
Value Opportunity
56.7
Momentum
63.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Lowell, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| National rank | #4,408 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #112 of 259 |
| City rank | #2 of 9 |
| County rank | #55 of 110 |
| National percentile | 70.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $537,111 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.49% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.80 |
| Median household income | $111,823 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 59.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 26.1% |
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 South Lowell
Is South Lowell one of the best neighborhoods in Lowell?
South Lowell has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 58.8 and a city ranking of #2 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Lowell.
How much are homes worth in South Lowell?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Lowell is approximately $537,111.
Are home values rising or falling in South Lowell?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.0% year over year and 0.49% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Lowell?
South Lowell has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 63.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South Lowell?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $111,823.
How affordable is South Lowell relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.80. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South Lowell primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 59.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in South Lowell?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.3%.
How educated are residents of South Lowell?
Approximately 20.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South Lowell face high rent burden?
Approximately 26.1% 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 South Lowell?
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 applications109
Estimated originations71
Home-purchase applications67
Origination rate64.8%
Home-purchase share61.3%
Average application loan$281,391
Total application loan amount$30,621,786
National application rank#4,044 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.2% YoY; originations 26.8% 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.