Neighborhood Profile

Sherman Heights

San Diego, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
35.9
National rank: #12,157 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
25.3
Score
Value Opportunity
23.3
Score
Momentum
70.3
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#12,157 of 14,967
State rank#1,501 of 1,814
City rank#91 of 111
County rank#141 of 170
National percentile18.8
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
Neighborhood Expert Opportunity
Become the Neighborhood Expert for this market

Reach consumers while they are actively deciding where to live.

Inquire about this market
Unsold commercial placement. No local expert is currently assigned.

Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$780,515
Year-over-year home value change1.5%
Month-over-month home value change0.88%
Home value to income ratio11.41
Median household income$68,391
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%
Civilian unemployment rate9.9%
Homeownership rate26.6%
Housing vacancy rate10.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher70.4%

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 Sherman Heights

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sherman Heights?

Sherman Heights is ranked #91 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #1,501 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #12,157 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Sherman Heights one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?

Sherman Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 35.9 and a city ranking of #91 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.

How much are homes worth in Sherman Heights?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sherman Heights is approximately $780,515.

Are home values rising or falling in Sherman Heights?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.5% year over year and 0.88% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sherman Heights?

Sherman Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 70.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Sherman Heights?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $68,391.

How affordable is Sherman Heights relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.41. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Sherman Heights primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 26.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Sherman Heights?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.9%.

How educated are residents of Sherman Heights?

Approximately 25.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Sherman Heights face high rent burden?

Approximately 70.4% 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 Sherman Heights?

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 applications39
Estimated originations19
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate48.7%
Home-purchase share46.0%
Average application loan$625,535
Total application loan amount$24,479,331
National application rank#8,223 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 60.9% YoY; originations 47.7% 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.