Neighborhood Profile

Fairlawn

Kokomo, IN | Howard County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
39.5
National rank: #11,175 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
17.1
Score
Value Opportunity
37.3
Score
Momentum
78.3
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKokomo, IN
CountyHoward County
National rank#11,175 of 14,967
State rank#554 of 656
City rankNot available
County rankNot available
National percentile25.3
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$121,390
Year-over-year home value change3.3%
Month-over-month home value change0.52%
Home value to income ratio3.97
Median household income$30,604
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%
Civilian unemployment rate5.9%
Homeownership rate45.0%
Housing vacancy rate22.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher74.9%

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 Fairlawn

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Fairlawn?

Fairlawn is ranked No published Kokomo rank is currently available; #554 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #11,175 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Fairlawn one of the best neighborhoods in Kokomo?

Fairlawn has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 39.5 and a city ranking of No published Kokomo rank is currently available.

How much are homes worth in Fairlawn?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Fairlawn is approximately $121,390.

Are home values rising or falling in Fairlawn?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.3% year over year and 0.52% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Fairlawn?

Fairlawn has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 78.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Fairlawn?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $30,604.

How affordable is Fairlawn relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.97. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Fairlawn primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 45.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Fairlawn?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.9%.

How educated are residents of Fairlawn?

Approximately 10.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Fairlawn face high rent burden?

Approximately 74.9% 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 Fairlawn?

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 applications15
Estimated originations9
Home-purchase applications9
Origination rate58.9%
Home-purchase share62.1%
Average application loan$92,870
Total application loan amount$1,411,582
National application rank#11,435 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -15.4% YoY; originations -12.6% 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.