Neighborhood Profile

Heart of the Westside

Springfield, MO | Greene County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
31.8
National rank: #13,157 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
18.9
Score
Value Opportunity
42.9
Score
Momentum
36.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSpringfield, MO
CountyGreene County
National rank#13,157 of 14,967
State rank#291 of 331
City rank#33 of 35
County rank#33 of 35
National percentile12.1
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$126,748
Year-over-year home value change-2.7%
Month-over-month home value change0.43%
Home value to income ratio2.99
Median household income$42,461
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%
Civilian unemployment rate11.8%
Homeownership rate46.4%
Housing vacancy rate11.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher51.2%

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 Heart of the Westside

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Heart of the Westside?

Heart of the Westside is ranked #33 of 35 eligible neighborhoods in Springfield; #291 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #13,157 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Heart of the Westside one of the best neighborhoods in Springfield?

Heart of the Westside has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 31.8 and a city ranking of #33 of 35 eligible neighborhoods in Springfield.

How much are homes worth in Heart of the Westside?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Heart of the Westside is approximately $126,748.

Are home values rising or falling in Heart of the Westside?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.7% year over year and 0.43% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Heart of the Westside?

Heart of the Westside has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 36.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Heart of the Westside?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $42,461.

How affordable is Heart of the Westside relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.99. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Heart of the Westside primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 46.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Heart of the Westside?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.8%.

How educated are residents of Heart of the Westside?

Approximately 6.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Heart of the Westside face high rent burden?

Approximately 51.2% 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 Heart of the Westside?

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 applications110
Estimated originations69
Home-purchase applications73
Origination rate62.6%
Home-purchase share65.9%
Average application loan$124,381
Total application loan amount$13,722,649
National application rank#3,993 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.9% YoY; originations 22.0% 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.