What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Riverside?
West Riverside is ranked #11 of 69 eligible neighborhoods in New Orleans; #26 of 147 eligible neighborhoods in LA; and #4,660 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Riverside
New Orleans, LA | Orleans Parish
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
58.1
Stability and Strength
57.5
Value Opportunity
47.3
Momentum
74.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans Parish |
| National rank | #4,660 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #26 of 147 |
| City rank | #11 of 69 |
| County rank | #11 of 69 |
| National percentile | 68.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $637,648 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.78% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.68 |
| Median household income | $95,465 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 70.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 53.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 19.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 38.5% |
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 Riverside
Is West Riverside one of the best neighborhoods in New Orleans?
West Riverside has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 58.1 and a city ranking of #11 of 69 eligible neighborhoods in New Orleans.
How much are homes worth in West Riverside?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Riverside is approximately $637,648.
Are home values rising or falling in West Riverside?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.2% year over year and 0.78% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Riverside?
West Riverside has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 74.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Riverside?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $95,465.
How affordable is West Riverside relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.68. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Riverside primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 53.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Riverside?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.4%.
How educated are residents of West Riverside?
Approximately 70.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Riverside face high rent burden?
Approximately 38.5% 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 Riverside?
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 applications127
Estimated originations77
Home-purchase applications69
Origination rate60.4%
Home-purchase share54.3%
Average application loan$368,222
Total application loan amount$46,811,538
National application rank#3,466 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.3% YoY; originations -6.3% 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.