Neighborhood Profile

Central Northside

Pittsburgh, PA | Allegheny County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
43.1
National rank: #10,009 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
39.9
Score
Value Opportunity
40.0
Score
Momentum
52.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationPittsburgh, PA
CountyAllegheny County
National rank#10,009 of 14,967
State rank#233 of 382
City rank#45 of 83
County rank#45 of 83
National percentile33.1
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$410,622
Year-over-year home value change-0.6%
Month-over-month home value change0.56%
Home value to income ratio5.98
Median household income$68,720
Bachelor's degree or higher57.9%
Civilian unemployment rate8.5%
Homeownership rate48.7%
Housing vacancy rate17.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher55.4%

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 Central Northside

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central Northside?

Central Northside is ranked #45 of 83 eligible neighborhoods in Pittsburgh; #233 of 382 eligible neighborhoods in PA; and #10,009 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Central Northside one of the best neighborhoods in Pittsburgh?

Central Northside has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 43.1 and a city ranking of #45 of 83 eligible neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.

How much are homes worth in Central Northside?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central Northside is approximately $410,622.

Are home values rising or falling in Central Northside?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.6% year over year and 0.56% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central Northside?

Central Northside has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 52.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Central Northside?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $68,720.

How affordable is Central Northside relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.98. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Central Northside primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 48.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Central Northside?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 8.5%.

How educated are residents of Central Northside?

Approximately 57.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Central Northside face high rent burden?

Approximately 55.4% 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 Central Northside?

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 applications132
Estimated originations68
Home-purchase applications63
Origination rate51.2%
Home-purchase share47.3%
Average application loan$272,134
Total application loan amount$36,002,355
National application rank#3,332 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 11.7% YoY; originations 7.8% 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.