What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Wister?
Wister is ranked #108 of 140 eligible neighborhoods in Philadelphia; #328 of 382 eligible neighborhoods in PA; and #13,342 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Wister
Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.8
Stability and Strength
26.5
Value Opportunity
48.3
Momentum
13.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| National rank | #13,342 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #328 of 382 |
| City rank | #108 of 140 |
| County rank | #108 of 140 |
| National percentile | 10.9 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $140,951 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.19% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.93 |
| Median household income | $48,118 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 11.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 39.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 39.4% |
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 Wister
Is Wister one of the best neighborhoods in Philadelphia?
Wister has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.8 and a city ranking of #108 of 140 eligible neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
How much are homes worth in Wister?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Wister is approximately $140,951.
Are home values rising or falling in Wister?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.6% year over year and -1.19% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Wister?
Wister has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 13.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Wister?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $48,118.
How affordable is Wister relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Wister primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 39.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in Wister?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.3%.
How educated are residents of Wister?
Approximately 23.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Wister face high rent burden?
Approximately 39.4% 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 Wister?
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 applications139
Estimated originations65
Home-purchase applications57
Origination rate46.7%
Home-purchase share41.2%
Average application loan$162,809
Total application loan amount$22,587,010
National application rank#3,187 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 32.9% YoY; originations 40.4% 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.