What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Whiteaker?
Whiteaker is ranked #17 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Eugene; #241 of 254 eligible neighborhoods in OR; and #13,448 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Whiteaker
Eugene, OR | Lane County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.2
Stability and Strength
28.1
Value Opportunity
23.4
Momentum
43.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Eugene, OR |
| County | Lane County |
| National rank | #13,448 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #241 of 254 |
| City rank | #17 of 20 |
| County rank | #17 of 20 |
| National percentile | 10.2 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $426,463 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.19% |
| Home value to income ratio | 10.81 |
| Median household income | $39,435 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 10.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 16.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 47.2% |
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 Whiteaker
Is Whiteaker one of the best neighborhoods in Eugene?
Whiteaker has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.2 and a city ranking of #17 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Eugene.
How much are homes worth in Whiteaker?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Whiteaker is approximately $426,463.
Are home values rising or falling in Whiteaker?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.5% year over year and -0.19% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Whiteaker?
Whiteaker has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 43.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Whiteaker?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $39,435.
How affordable is Whiteaker relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.81. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Whiteaker primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 16.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Whiteaker?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.5%.
How educated are residents of Whiteaker?
Approximately 39.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Whiteaker face high rent burden?
Approximately 47.2% 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 Whiteaker?
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 applications46
Estimated originations30
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate65.1%
Home-purchase share39.2%
Average application loan$321,832
Total application loan amount$14,851,434
National application rank#7,561 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -10.0% YoY; originations 14.4% 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.