What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Valley?
West Valley is ranked #5 of 5 eligible neighborhoods in Yakima; #343 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #9,569 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Valley
Yakima, WA | Yakima County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
44.5
Stability and Strength
52.7
Value Opportunity
52.3
Momentum
20.2
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Yakima, WA |
| County | Yakima County |
| National rank | #9,569 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #343 of 533 |
| City rank | #5 of 5 |
| County rank | #5 of 5 |
| National percentile | 36.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $470,376 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.22% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.53 |
| Median household income | $85,085 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 64.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 64.0% |
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 Valley
Is West Valley one of the best neighborhoods in Yakima?
West Valley has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 44.5 and a city ranking of #5 of 5 eligible neighborhoods in Yakima.
How much are homes worth in West Valley?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Valley is approximately $470,376.
Are home values rising or falling in West Valley?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.6% year over year and -0.22% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Valley?
West Valley has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 20.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Valley?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $85,085.
How affordable is West Valley relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.53. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Valley primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 64.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Valley?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.5%.
How educated are residents of West Valley?
Approximately 43.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Valley face high rent burden?
Approximately 64.0% 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 Valley?
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 applications120
Estimated originations81
Home-purchase applications57
Origination rate67.4%
Home-purchase share47.2%
Average application loan$316,704
Total application loan amount$38,149,971
National application rank#3,634 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 10.6% YoY; originations 19.5% 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.