Neighborhood Profile

Original Northwood

Baltimore, MD | Baltimore City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
45.1
National rank: #9,338 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
44.5
Score
Value Opportunity
30.3
Score
Momentum
66.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBaltimore, MD
CountyBaltimore City
National rank#9,338 of 14,967
State rank#114 of 273
City rank#87 of 235
County rank#87 of 235
National percentile37.6
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$306,109
Year-over-year home value change3.7%
Month-over-month home value change-0.06%
Home value to income ratio16.90
Median household income$18,109
Bachelor's degree or higher63.4%
Civilian unemployment rate4.4%
Homeownership rate71.1%
Housing vacancy rate3.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher96.5%

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 Original Northwood

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Original Northwood?

Original Northwood is ranked #87 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore; #114 of 273 eligible neighborhoods in MD; and #9,338 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Original Northwood one of the best neighborhoods in Baltimore?

Original Northwood has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 45.1 and a city ranking of #87 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore.

How much are homes worth in Original Northwood?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Original Northwood is approximately $306,109.

Are home values rising or falling in Original Northwood?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.7% year over year and -0.06% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Original Northwood?

Original Northwood has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 66.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Original Northwood?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $18,109.

How affordable is Original Northwood relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 16.90. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Original Northwood primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 71.1%.

What is the unemployment rate in Original Northwood?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.4%.

How educated are residents of Original Northwood?

Approximately 63.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Original Northwood face high rent burden?

Approximately 96.5% 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 Original Northwood?

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

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

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 applications30
Estimated originations14
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate46.0%
Home-purchase share40.9%
Average application loan$159,028
Total application loan amount$4,844,793
National application rank#9,168 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 0.1% YoY; originations -3.9% 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.