What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mission Hill?
Mission Hill is ranked #16 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston; #229 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #12,112 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Mission Hill
Boston, MA | Suffolk County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
36.1
Stability and Strength
31.8
Value Opportunity
24.1
Momentum
59.6
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 | #12,112 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #229 of 259 |
| City rank | #16 of 20 |
| County rank | #16 of 20 |
| National percentile | 19.1 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,493,889 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.4% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.83% |
| Home value to income ratio | 32.90 |
| Median household income | $45,402 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 6.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.4% |
| 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 Mission Hill
Is Mission Hill one of the best neighborhoods in Boston?
Mission Hill has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 36.1 and a city ranking of #16 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston.
How much are homes worth in Mission Hill?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mission Hill is approximately $1,493,889.
Are home values rising or falling in Mission Hill?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.4% year over year and -0.83% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mission Hill?
Mission Hill has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Mission Hill?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $45,402.
How affordable is Mission Hill relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 32.90. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Mission Hill primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 6.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Mission Hill?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.2%.
How educated are residents of Mission Hill?
Approximately 47.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Mission Hill 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 Mission Hill?
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 applications77
Estimated originations43
Home-purchase applications37
Origination rate56.2%
Home-purchase share48.4%
Average application loan$719,168
Total application loan amount$55,214,078
National application rank#5,402 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 0.2% YoY; originations 14.1% 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.