What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Heart of Missoula?
Heart of Missoula is ranked #17 of 17 eligible neighborhoods in Missoula; #44 of 44 eligible neighborhoods in MT; and #14,625 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Heart of Missoula
Missoula, MT | Missoula County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
20.5
Stability and Strength
22.5
Value Opportunity
17.5
Momentum
21.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Missoula, MT |
| County | Missoula County |
| National rank | #14,625 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #44 of 44 |
| City rank | #17 of 17 |
| County rank | #17 of 17 |
| National percentile | 2.3 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $534,844 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.32% |
| Home value to income ratio | 19.69 |
| Median household income | $27,168 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 7.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 60.8% |
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 Missoula
Is Heart of Missoula one of the best neighborhoods in Missoula?
Heart of Missoula has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 20.5 and a city ranking of #17 of 17 eligible neighborhoods in Missoula.
How much are homes worth in Heart of Missoula?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Heart of Missoula is approximately $534,844.
Are home values rising or falling in Heart of Missoula?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.0% year over year and -0.32% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Heart of Missoula?
Heart of Missoula has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 21.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Heart of Missoula?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $27,168.
How affordable is Heart of Missoula relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 19.69. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Heart of Missoula primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 7.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Heart of Missoula?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.1%.
How educated are residents of Heart of Missoula?
Approximately 44.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Heart of Missoula face high rent burden?
Approximately 60.8% 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 Missoula?
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 applications15
Estimated originations8
Home-purchase applications10
Origination rate52.6%
Home-purchase share68.8%
Average application loan$621,493
Total application loan amount$9,139,511
National application rank#11,539 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -26.1% YoY; originations -23.3% 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.