What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Roxbury?
West Roxbury is ranked #4 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston; #145 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #6,003 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Roxbury
Boston, MA | Suffolk County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
54.3
Stability and Strength
61.6
Value Opportunity
48.5
Momentum
50.9
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 | #6,003 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #145 of 259 |
| City rank | #4 of 20 |
| County rank | #4 of 20 |
| National percentile | 59.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $907,361 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.02% |
| Home value to income ratio | 8.64 |
| Median household income | $105,044 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 64.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 61.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 58.6% |
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 West Roxbury
Is West Roxbury one of the best neighborhoods in Boston?
West Roxbury has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 54.3 and a city ranking of #4 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston.
How much are homes worth in West Roxbury?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Roxbury is approximately $907,361.
Are home values rising or falling in West Roxbury?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.0% year over year and -0.02% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Roxbury?
West Roxbury has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 50.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Roxbury?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $105,044.
How affordable is West Roxbury relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.64. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Roxbury primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 61.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Roxbury?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.1%.
How educated are residents of West Roxbury?
Approximately 64.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Roxbury face high rent burden?
Approximately 58.6% 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 West Roxbury?
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 applications887
Estimated originations542
Home-purchase applications407
Origination rate61.2%
Home-purchase share45.9%
Average application loan$459,844
Total application loan amount$407,671,380
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage85.7%
Recent trend: Applications 17.1% YoY; originations 8.2% 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.