What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Barnum West?
Barnum West is ranked #39 of 75 eligible neighborhoods in Denver; #314 of 486 eligible neighborhoods in CO; and #8,099 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Barnum West
Denver, CO | Denver County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.7
Stability and Strength
59.1
Value Opportunity
58.0
Momentum
19.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Denver, CO |
| County | Denver County |
| National rank | #8,099 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #314 of 486 |
| City rank | #39 of 75 |
| County rank | #40 of 76 |
| National percentile | 45.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $413,350 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -4.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.06% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.65 |
| Median household income | $88,969 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 79.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 1.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 50.2% |
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 Barnum West
Is Barnum West one of the best neighborhoods in Denver?
Barnum West has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.7 and a city ranking of #39 of 75 eligible neighborhoods in Denver.
How much are homes worth in Barnum West?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Barnum West is approximately $413,350.
Are home values rising or falling in Barnum West?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -4.0% year over year and -0.06% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Barnum West?
Barnum West has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 19.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Barnum West?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $88,969.
How affordable is Barnum West relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.65. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Barnum West primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 79.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Barnum West?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.2%.
How educated are residents of Barnum West?
Approximately 23.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Barnum West face high rent burden?
Approximately 50.2% 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 Barnum 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
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 applications208
Estimated originations109
Home-purchase applications87
Origination rate52.2%
Home-purchase share41.6%
Average application loan$260,877
Total application loan amount$54,354,378
National application rank#1,943 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 15.4% YoY; originations 23.8% 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.