What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Hamilton Heights?
Hamilton Heights is ranked #195 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #403 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #13,788 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Hamilton Heights
New York, NY | New York County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
28.0
Stability and Strength
32.1
Value Opportunity
23.8
Momentum
27.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY |
| County | New York County |
| National rank | #13,788 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #403 of 418 |
| City rank | #195 of 199 |
| County rank | #22 of 24 |
| National percentile | 7.9 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,439,377 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.87% |
| Home value to income ratio | 21.67 |
| Median household income | $66,427 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 12.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 15.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 52.9% |
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 Hamilton Heights
Is Hamilton Heights one of the best neighborhoods in New York?
Hamilton Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 28.0 and a city ranking of #195 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.
How much are homes worth in Hamilton Heights?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Hamilton Heights is approximately $1,439,377.
Are home values rising or falling in Hamilton Heights?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.6% year over year and -0.87% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Hamilton Heights?
Hamilton Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 27.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Hamilton Heights?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $66,427.
How affordable is Hamilton Heights relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 21.67. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Hamilton Heights primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 15.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Hamilton Heights?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 12.3%.
How educated are residents of Hamilton Heights?
Approximately 41.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Hamilton Heights face high rent burden?
Approximately 52.9% 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 Hamilton Heights?
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 applications112
Estimated originations43
Home-purchase applications65
Origination rate38.5%
Home-purchase share57.8%
Average application loan$841,288
Total application loan amount$94,319,360
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage90.8%
Recent trend: Applications 8.3% YoY; originations -18.0% 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.