What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Metro Classic?
Metro Classic is ranked #31 of 56 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Ana; #946 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #8,001 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Metro Classic
Santa Ana, CA | Orange County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.0
Stability and Strength
46.0
Value Opportunity
32.1
Momentum
77.2
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Ana, CA |
| County | Orange County |
| National rank | #8,001 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #946 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #31 of 56 |
| County rank | #57 of 100 |
| National percentile | 46.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,190,180 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.48% |
| Home value to income ratio | 11.94 |
| Median household income | $99,665 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 12.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 90.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 1.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 97.3% |
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 Metro Classic
Is Metro Classic one of the best neighborhoods in Santa Ana?
Metro Classic has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.0 and a city ranking of #31 of 56 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Ana.
How much are homes worth in Metro Classic?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Metro Classic is approximately $1,190,180.
Are home values rising or falling in Metro Classic?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.2% year over year and 0.48% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Metro Classic?
Metro Classic has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 77.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Metro Classic?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $99,665.
How affordable is Metro Classic relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.94. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Metro Classic primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 90.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Metro Classic?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 12.3%.
How educated are residents of Metro Classic?
Approximately 21.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Metro Classic face high rent burden?
Approximately 97.3% 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 Metro Classic?
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 applications16
Estimated originations8
Home-purchase applications5
Origination rate50.8%
Home-purchase share31.7%
Average application loan$373,316
Total application loan amount$5,968,697
National application rank#11,302 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 41.1% YoY; originations 29.8% 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.