What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lincoln Highlands?
Lincoln Highlands is ranked #27 of 117 eligible neighborhoods in Oakland; #566 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #5,178 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Lincoln Highlands
Oakland, CA | Alameda County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
56.6
Stability and Strength
55.4
Value Opportunity
37.6
Momentum
85.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakland, CA |
| County | Alameda County |
| National rank | #5,178 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #566 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #27 of 117 |
| County rank | #56 of 202 |
| National percentile | 65.4 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,177,032 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 1.20% |
| Home value to income ratio | 15.26 |
| Median household income | $77,133 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 79.1% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 83.8% |
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 Lincoln Highlands
Is Lincoln Highlands one of the best neighborhoods in Oakland?
Lincoln Highlands has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 56.6 and a city ranking of #27 of 117 eligible neighborhoods in Oakland.
How much are homes worth in Lincoln Highlands?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lincoln Highlands is approximately $1,177,032.
Are home values rising or falling in Lincoln Highlands?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.8% year over year and 1.20% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lincoln Highlands?
Lincoln Highlands has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 85.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Lincoln Highlands?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $77,133.
How affordable is Lincoln Highlands relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 15.26. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Lincoln Highlands primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 79.1%.
What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln Highlands?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.5%.
How educated are residents of Lincoln Highlands?
Approximately 69.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Lincoln Highlands face high rent burden?
Approximately 83.8% 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 Lincoln Highlands?
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 applications82
Estimated originations52
Home-purchase applications43
Origination rate64.3%
Home-purchase share53.1%
Average application loan$611,582
Total application loan amount$49,906,010
National application rank#5,152 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 17.2% 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.