Neighborhood Profile

West Lake Sammamish

Bellevue, WA | King County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
41.2
National rank: #10,661 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
63.7
Score
Value Opportunity
32.7
Score
Momentum
17.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBellevue, WA
CountyKing County
National rank#10,661 of 14,967
State rank#398 of 533
City rank#23 of 23
County rank#235 of 287
National percentile28.8
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$3,012,381
Year-over-year home value change-2.7%
Month-over-month home value change-0.37%
Home value to income ratio110.54
Median household income$27,251
Bachelor's degree or higher76.0%
Civilian unemployment rate1.8%
Homeownership rate87.2%
Housing vacancy rate7.2%
Rent burden 30% or higher2.0%

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 West Lake Sammamish

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Lake Sammamish?

West Lake Sammamish is ranked #23 of 23 eligible neighborhoods in Bellevue; #398 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #10,661 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is West Lake Sammamish one of the best neighborhoods in Bellevue?

West Lake Sammamish has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 41.2 and a city ranking of #23 of 23 eligible neighborhoods in Bellevue.

How much are homes worth in West Lake Sammamish?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Lake Sammamish is approximately $3,012,381.

Are home values rising or falling in West Lake Sammamish?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.7% year over year and -0.37% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Lake Sammamish?

West Lake Sammamish has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 17.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in West Lake Sammamish?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $27,251.

How affordable is West Lake Sammamish relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 110.54. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is West Lake Sammamish primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 87.2%.

What is the unemployment rate in West Lake Sammamish?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.8%.

How educated are residents of West Lake Sammamish?

Approximately 76.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in West Lake Sammamish face high rent burden?

Approximately 2.0% 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 West Lake Sammamish?

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

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

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 applications76
Estimated originations48
Home-purchase applications42
Origination rate63.1%
Home-purchase share55.3%
Average application loan$884,307
Total application loan amount$67,143,198
National application rank#5,457 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 49.9% YoY; originations 48.3% 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.