Neighborhood Profile

West Grove Valley

Santa Ana, CA | Orange County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.1
National rank: #7,938 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
50.3
Score
Value Opportunity
34.1
Score
Momentum
68.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSanta Ana, CA
CountyOrange County
National rank#7,938 of 14,967
State rank#934 of 1,814
City rank#30 of 56
County rank#56 of 100
National percentile47.0
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,121,922
Year-over-year home value change1.5%
Month-over-month home value change0.62%
Home value to income ratio10.66
Median household income$105,265
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%
Civilian unemployment rate8.5%
Homeownership rate72.0%
Housing vacancy rate4.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher47.9%

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 West Grove Valley

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

West Grove Valley is ranked #30 of 56 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Ana; #934 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #7,938 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is West Grove Valley one of the best neighborhoods in Santa Ana?

West Grove Valley has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.1 and a city ranking of #30 of 56 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Ana.

How much are homes worth in West Grove Valley?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Grove Valley is approximately $1,121,922.

Are home values rising or falling in West Grove Valley?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.5% year over year and 0.62% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Grove Valley?

West Grove Valley has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 68.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in West Grove Valley?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $105,265.

How affordable is West Grove Valley relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.66. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is West Grove Valley primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 72.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in West Grove Valley?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 8.5%.

How educated are residents of West Grove Valley?

Approximately 23.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

Approximately 47.9% 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 West Grove Valley?

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 applications25
Estimated originations13
Home-purchase applications6
Origination rate52.6%
Home-purchase share23.2%
Average application loan$438,474
Total application loan amount$10,954,101
National application rank#9,913 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 39.7% YoY; originations 42.9% 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.