Neighborhood Profile

Elizabeth Park Valley

Akron, OH | Summit County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.3
National rank: #7,868 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
31.6
Score
Value Opportunity
57.1
Score
Momentum
66.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationAkron, OH
CountySummit County
National rank#7,868 of 14,967
State rank#206 of 481
City rank#7 of 21
County rank#7 of 21
National percentile47.4
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$124,497
Year-over-year home value change6.4%
Month-over-month home value change-0.57%
Home value to income ratio2.16
Median household income$57,539
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%
Civilian unemployment rate7.4%
Homeownership rate41.0%
Housing vacancy rate6.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher48.8%

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 Elizabeth Park Valley

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Elizabeth Park Valley?

Elizabeth Park Valley is ranked #7 of 21 eligible neighborhoods in Akron; #206 of 481 eligible neighborhoods in OH; and #7,868 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Elizabeth Park Valley one of the best neighborhoods in Akron?

Elizabeth Park Valley has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.3 and a city ranking of #7 of 21 eligible neighborhoods in Akron.

How much are homes worth in Elizabeth Park Valley?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Elizabeth Park Valley is approximately $124,497.

Are home values rising or falling in Elizabeth Park Valley?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 6.4% year over year and -0.57% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Elizabeth Park Valley?

Elizabeth Park Valley has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 66.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Elizabeth Park Valley?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $57,539.

How affordable is Elizabeth Park Valley relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.16. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Elizabeth Park Valley primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 41.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Elizabeth Park Valley?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.4%.

How educated are residents of Elizabeth Park Valley?

Approximately 19.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Elizabeth Park Valley face high rent burden?

Approximately 48.8% 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 Elizabeth Park Valley?

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 applications124
Estimated originations65
Home-purchase applications63
Origination rate52.2%
Home-purchase share50.7%
Average application loan$134,635
Total application loan amount$16,652,242
National application rank#3,551 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 8.4% YoY; originations 1.8% 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.