Neighborhood Profile

Sandtown-Winchester

Baltimore, MD | Baltimore City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
21.9
National rank: #14,520 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
14.8
Score
Value Opportunity
44.1
Score
Momentum
2.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBaltimore, MD
CountyBaltimore City
National rank#14,520 of 14,967
State rank#248 of 273
City rank#210 of 235
County rank#210 of 235
National percentile3.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$70,718
Year-over-year home value change-7.1%
Month-over-month home value change-2.84%
Home value to income ratio1.68
Median household income$42,046
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%
Civilian unemployment rate14.5%
Homeownership rate44.4%
Housing vacancy rate26.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher52.6%

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 Sandtown-Winchester

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sandtown-Winchester?

Sandtown-Winchester is ranked #210 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore; #248 of 273 eligible neighborhoods in MD; and #14,520 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Sandtown-Winchester one of the best neighborhoods in Baltimore?

Sandtown-Winchester has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 21.9 and a city ranking of #210 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore.

How much are homes worth in Sandtown-Winchester?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sandtown-Winchester is approximately $70,718.

Are home values rising or falling in Sandtown-Winchester?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -7.1% year over year and -2.84% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sandtown-Winchester?

Sandtown-Winchester has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 2.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Sandtown-Winchester?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $42,046.

How affordable is Sandtown-Winchester relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 1.68. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Sandtown-Winchester primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 44.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Sandtown-Winchester?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 14.5%.

How educated are residents of Sandtown-Winchester?

Approximately 5.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Sandtown-Winchester face high rent burden?

Approximately 52.6% 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 Sandtown-Winchester?

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 applications146
Estimated originations54
Home-purchase applications76
Origination rate37.0%
Home-purchase share51.7%
Average application loan$156,781
Total application loan amount$22,920,203
National application rank#3,013 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 12.3% YoY; originations -6.8% 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.