Neighborhood Profile

Morningside Heights

New York, NY | New York County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.6
National rank: #10,192 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
42.2
Score
Value Opportunity
30.0
Score
Momentum
60.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationNew York, NY
CountyNew York County
National rank#10,192 of 14,967
State rank#300 of 418
City rank#149 of 199
County rank#17 of 24
National percentile31.9
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,585,336
Year-over-year home value change5.0%
Month-over-month home value change-1.42%
Home value to income ratio19.23
Median household income$82,462
Bachelor's degree or higher70.2%
Civilian unemployment rate10.1%
Homeownership rate23.6%
Housing vacancy rate15.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher50.5%

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 Morningside Heights

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Morningside Heights?

Morningside Heights is ranked #149 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #300 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #10,192 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Morningside Heights one of the best neighborhoods in New York?

Morningside Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.6 and a city ranking of #149 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.

How much are homes worth in Morningside Heights?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Morningside Heights is approximately $1,585,336.

Are home values rising or falling in Morningside Heights?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.0% year over year and -1.42% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Morningside Heights?

Morningside Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 60.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Morningside Heights?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $82,462.

How affordable is Morningside Heights relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 19.23. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Morningside Heights primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 23.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Morningside Heights?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.1%.

How educated are residents of Morningside Heights?

Approximately 70.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Morningside Heights face high rent burden?

Approximately 50.5% 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 Morningside 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

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 applications114
Estimated originations62
Home-purchase applications86
Origination rate54.5%
Home-purchase share75.4%
Average application loan$923,287
Total application loan amount$105,144,886
National application rank#3,858 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 0.5% YoY; originations -2.2% 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.