What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for East Linden?
East Linden is ranked #174 of 202 eligible neighborhoods in Columbus; #391 of 481 eligible neighborhoods in OH; and #13,048 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
East Linden
Columbus, OH | Franklin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
32.2
Stability and Strength
21.0
Value Opportunity
42.5
Momentum
35.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| County | Franklin County |
| National rank | #13,048 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #391 of 481 |
| City rank | #174 of 202 |
| County rank | #187 of 215 |
| National percentile | 12.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $139,459 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.07% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.52 |
| Median household income | $39,573 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 34.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 52.5% |
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 East Linden
Is East Linden one of the best neighborhoods in Columbus?
East Linden has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 32.2 and a city ranking of #174 of 202 eligible neighborhoods in Columbus.
How much are homes worth in East Linden?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for East Linden is approximately $139,459.
Are home values rising or falling in East Linden?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.5% year over year and -1.07% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for East Linden?
East Linden has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 35.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in East Linden?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $39,573.
How affordable is East Linden relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.52. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is East Linden primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 34.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in East Linden?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.7%.
How educated are residents of East Linden?
Approximately 11.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in East Linden face high rent burden?
Approximately 52.5% 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 East Linden?
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 applications85
Estimated originations44
Home-purchase applications41
Origination rate52.1%
Home-purchase share47.8%
Average application loan$123,508
Total application loan amount$10,474,969
National application rank#4,987 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -3.2% YoY; originations 5.3% 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.