What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Port Royal?
Port Royal is ranked #10 of 14 eligible neighborhoods in Hilton Head Island; #69 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in SC; and #6,176 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Port Royal
Hilton Head Island, SC | Beaufort County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
53.8
Stability and Strength
57.2
Value Opportunity
37.9
Momentum
70.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Hilton Head Island, SC |
| County | Beaufort County |
| National rank | #6,176 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #69 of 160 |
| City rank | #10 of 14 |
| County rank | #17 of 32 |
| National percentile | 58.7 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,272,107 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.32% |
| Home value to income ratio | 13.55 |
| Median household income | $93,895 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 60.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 83.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 67.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 79.1% |
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 Port Royal
Is Port Royal one of the best neighborhoods in Hilton Head Island?
Port Royal has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 53.8 and a city ranking of #10 of 14 eligible neighborhoods in Hilton Head Island.
How much are homes worth in Port Royal?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Port Royal is approximately $1,272,107.
Are home values rising or falling in Port Royal?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.6% year over year and 0.32% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Port Royal?
Port Royal has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 70.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Port Royal?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $93,895.
How affordable is Port Royal relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 13.55. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Port Royal primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 83.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Port Royal?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.4%.
How educated are residents of Port Royal?
Approximately 60.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Port Royal face high rent burden?
Approximately 79.1% 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 Port Royal?
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 applications111
Estimated originations65
Home-purchase applications69
Origination rate58.8%
Home-purchase share62.2%
Average application loan$457,153
Total application loan amount$50,716,818
National application rank#3,969 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage99.4%
Recent trend: Applications 8.8% YoY; originations -3.3% 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.