What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Highland Estates?
Highland Estates is ranked #15 of 58 eligible neighborhoods in Renton; #154 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #6,202 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Highland Estates
Renton, WA | King County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
53.8
Stability and Strength
74.7
Value Opportunity
58.6
Momentum
13.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Renton, WA |
| County | King County |
| National rank | #6,202 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #154 of 533 |
| City rank | #15 of 58 |
| County rank | #78 of 287 |
| National percentile | 58.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $955,962 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -3.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.52% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.81 |
| Median household income | $164,583 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 64.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 17.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 94.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 0.0% |
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 Highland Estates
Is Highland Estates one of the best neighborhoods in Renton?
Highland Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 53.8 and a city ranking of #15 of 58 eligible neighborhoods in Renton.
How much are homes worth in Highland Estates?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Highland Estates is approximately $955,962.
Are home values rising or falling in Highland Estates?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.1% year over year and -0.52% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Highland Estates?
Highland Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 13.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Highland Estates?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $164,583.
How affordable is Highland Estates relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.81. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Highland Estates primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 94.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Highland Estates?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 17.6%.
How educated are residents of Highland Estates?
Approximately 64.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Highland Estates face high rent burden?
Approximately 0.0% 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 Highland Estates?
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 applications2
Estimated originations1
Home-purchase applications1
Origination rate55.8%
Home-purchase share47.2%
Average application loan$471,277
Total application loan amount$884,164
National application rank#14,605 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 20.3% YoY; originations 8.4% 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.