What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Pioneer?
Pioneer is ranked #13 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Irving; #810 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #10,037 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Pioneer
Irving, TX | Dallas County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
43.0
Stability and Strength
41.6
Value Opportunity
49.7
Momentum
35.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Irving, TX |
| County | Dallas County |
| National rank | #10,037 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #810 of 1,241 |
| City rank | #13 of 18 |
| County rank | #117 of 152 |
| National percentile | 32.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $298,793 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.15% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.50 |
| Median household income | $66,447 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 43.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 46.1% |
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 Pioneer
Is Pioneer one of the best neighborhoods in Irving?
Pioneer has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 43.0 and a city ranking of #13 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Irving.
How much are homes worth in Pioneer?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Pioneer is approximately $298,793.
Are home values rising or falling in Pioneer?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.5% year over year and -0.15% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Pioneer?
Pioneer has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 35.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Pioneer?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $66,447.
How affordable is Pioneer relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.50. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Pioneer primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 43.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Pioneer?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.0%.
How educated are residents of Pioneer?
Approximately 13.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Pioneer face high rent burden?
Approximately 46.1% 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 Pioneer?
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 applications142
Estimated originations66
Home-purchase applications79
Origination rate46.2%
Home-purchase share56.0%
Average application loan$508,552
Total application loan amount$72,170,993
National application rank#3,101 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 20.1% YoY; originations 19.8% 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.
Texas Current Housing Market
Current housing market in Pioneer
A current-market snapshot based on active sale listings observed in the certified National Data System Texas housing refresh.
10
Active listings observed
$371,950
Median asking price
$198.78
Median asking price / sq. ft.
40.0
Median days on market
1,833 sq. ft.
Median home size
Observed asking-price range: $244,000 to $549,000
Newest listing observed: 2026-08-31 19:00:00-05:00
How this current-market geography is determined
Coverage basis: Exact Zillow neighborhood polygon matches.
10 exact polygon matches. Exact Zillow polygon membership and supplemental Census Block Group association remain separate in the governed data. Supplemental associations are not represented as exact Zillow polygon membership.
Current listing observations are separate from BestNeighborhoodsUSA rankings and do not change neighborhood scores, ranks, historical Zillow trends, Census measures, or HMDA mortgage intelligence.