What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for East Lake?
East Lake is ranked #47 of 77 eligible neighborhoods in Columbia; #95 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in SC; and #9,262 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
East Lake
Columbia, SC | Richland County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
45.4
Stability and Strength
39.1
Value Opportunity
53.9
Momentum
43.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbia, SC |
| County | Richland County |
| National rank | #9,262 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #95 of 160 |
| City rank | #47 of 77 |
| County rank | #47 of 77 |
| National percentile | 38.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $210,487 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.08% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.98 |
| Median household income | $52,886 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Homeownership rate | 45.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 15.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 72.4% |
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 East Lake
Is East Lake one of the best neighborhoods in Columbia?
East Lake has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 45.4 and a city ranking of #47 of 77 eligible neighborhoods in Columbia.
How much are homes worth in East Lake?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for East Lake is approximately $210,487.
Are home values rising or falling in East Lake?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.2% year over year and -0.08% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for East Lake?
East Lake has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 43.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in East Lake?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $52,886.
How affordable is East Lake relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.98. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is East Lake primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 45.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in East Lake?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.9%.
How educated are residents of East Lake?
Approximately 45.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in East Lake face high rent burden?
Approximately 72.4% 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 East Lake?
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 applications10
Estimated originations6
Home-purchase applications5
Origination rate57.4%
Home-purchase share50.0%
Average application loan$188,934
Total application loan amount$1,871,159
National application rank#12,524 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -5.4% YoY; originations -2.8% 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.