What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Better Waverly?
Better Waverly is ranked #168 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore; #203 of 273 eligible neighborhoods in MD; and #13,385 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Better Waverly
Baltimore, MD | Baltimore City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.6
Stability and Strength
27.9
Value Opportunity
52.0
Momentum
4.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Baltimore, MD |
| County | Baltimore City |
| National rank | #13,385 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #203 of 273 |
| City rank | #168 of 235 |
| County rank | #168 of 235 |
| National percentile | 10.6 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $147,735 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -5.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.14% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.83 |
| Median household income | $52,215 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 41.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 56.1% |
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 Better Waverly
Is Better Waverly one of the best neighborhoods in Baltimore?
Better Waverly has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.6 and a city ranking of #168 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore.
How much are homes worth in Better Waverly?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Better Waverly is approximately $147,735.
Are home values rising or falling in Better Waverly?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -5.2% year over year and -1.14% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Better Waverly?
Better Waverly has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 4.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Better Waverly?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $52,215.
How affordable is Better Waverly relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.83. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Better Waverly primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 41.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Better Waverly?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.1%.
How educated are residents of Better Waverly?
Approximately 21.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Better Waverly face high rent burden?
Approximately 56.1% 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 Better Waverly?
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 applications73
Estimated originations41
Home-purchase applications41
Origination rate55.9%
Home-purchase share55.6%
Average application loan$145,360
Total application loan amount$10,636,629
National application rank#5,611 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.8% YoY; originations 15.9% 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.