What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for River Oaks?
River Oaks is ranked #46 of 79 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale; #530 of 1,145 eligible neighborhoods in FL; and #9,032 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
River Oaks
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Broward County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
46.1
Stability and Strength
52.8
Value Opportunity
39.3
Momentum
44.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| County | Broward County |
| National rank | #9,032 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #530 of 1,145 |
| City rank | #46 of 79 |
| County rank | #63 of 160 |
| National percentile | 39.7 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $801,249 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.7% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.21% |
| Home value to income ratio | 9.06 |
| Median household income | $88,423 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 53.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 47.2% |
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 River Oaks
Is River Oaks one of the best neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale?
River Oaks has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.1 and a city ranking of #46 of 79 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale.
How much are homes worth in River Oaks?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for River Oaks is approximately $801,249.
Are home values rising or falling in River Oaks?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.7% year over year and 0.21% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for River Oaks?
River Oaks has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 44.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in River Oaks?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $88,423.
How affordable is River Oaks relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 9.06. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is River Oaks primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 53.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in River Oaks?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.5%.
How educated are residents of River Oaks?
Approximately 34.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in River Oaks face high rent burden?
Approximately 47.2% 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 River Oaks?
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 applications122
Estimated originations65
Home-purchase applications61
Origination rate52.9%
Home-purchase share50.1%
Average application loan$402,286
Total application loan amount$49,163,553
National application rank#3,578 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 7.2% YoY; originations 16.4% 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.