Neighborhood Profile

Mission Valley West

San Diego, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
47.1
National rank: #8,669 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
58.3
Score
Value Opportunity
57.6
Score
Momentum
14.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Diego, CA
CountySan Diego County
National rank#8,669 of 14,967
State rank#1,047 of 1,814
City rank#53 of 111
County rank#92 of 170
National percentile42.1
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$586,264
Year-over-year home value change-3.4%
Month-over-month home value change-0.33%
Home value to income ratio5.57
Median household income$105,181
Bachelor's degree or higher64.6%
Civilian unemployment rate3.0%
Homeownership rate38.3%
Housing vacancy rate12.2%
Rent burden 30% or higher54.1%

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 Mission Valley West

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mission Valley West?

Mission Valley West is ranked #53 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #1,047 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #8,669 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Mission Valley West one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?

Mission Valley West has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 47.1 and a city ranking of #53 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.

How much are homes worth in Mission Valley West?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mission Valley West is approximately $586,264.

Are home values rising or falling in Mission Valley West?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.4% year over year and -0.33% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mission Valley West?

Mission Valley West has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 14.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Mission Valley West?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $105,181.

How affordable is Mission Valley West relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.57. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Mission Valley West primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 38.3%.

What is the unemployment rate in Mission Valley West?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.0%.

How educated are residents of Mission Valley West?

Approximately 64.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Mission Valley West face high rent burden?

Approximately 54.1% 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 Mission Valley West?

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 applications108
Estimated originations71
Home-purchase applications58
Origination rate66.0%
Home-purchase share53.8%
Average application loan$439,343
Total application loan amount$47,488,680
National application rank#4,063 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 6.6% YoY; originations 21.2% 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.