| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| National rank | #8,800 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #184 of 261 |
| City rank | #122 of 179 |
| County rank | #131 of 190 |
| National percentile | 41.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $181,673 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.63% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.69 |
| Median household income | $67,614 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 13.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 75.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 41.4% |
Washington Heights is ranked #122 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #184 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #8,800 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Washington Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.7 and a city ranking of #122 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Washington Heights is approximately $181,673.
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.6% year over year and -0.63% month over month.
Washington Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 50.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $67,614.
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.69. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 75.3%.
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.7%.
Approximately 29.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Approximately 41.4% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
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
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
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.
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.