What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central High?
Central High is ranked #27 of 30 eligible neighborhoods in Little Rock; #68 of 83 eligible neighborhoods in AR; and #10,284 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Central High
Little Rock, AR | Pulaski County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.4
Stability and Strength
15.0
Value Opportunity
36.9
Momentum
93.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Little Rock, AR |
| County | Pulaski County |
| National rank | #10,284 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #68 of 83 |
| City rank | #27 of 30 |
| County rank | #27 of 30 |
| National percentile | 31.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $136,507 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 10.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.48% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.84 |
| Median household income | $35,558 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 13.9% |
| Homeownership rate | 34.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 29.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 63.7% |
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 Central High
Is Central High one of the best neighborhoods in Little Rock?
Central High has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.4 and a city ranking of #27 of 30 eligible neighborhoods in Little Rock.
How much are homes worth in Central High?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central High is approximately $136,507.
Are home values rising or falling in Central High?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 10.9% year over year and 0.48% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central High?
Central High has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 93.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Central High?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $35,558.
How affordable is Central High relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.84. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Central High primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 34.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Central High?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.9%.
How educated are residents of Central High?
Approximately 24.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Central High face high rent burden?
Approximately 63.7% 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 Central High?
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 applications64
Estimated originations30
Home-purchase applications31
Origination rate46.9%
Home-purchase share47.9%
Average application loan$123,539
Total application loan amount$7,891,237
National application rank#6,226 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 34.9% YoY; originations 53.4% 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.