What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for University Place?
University Place is ranked #9 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Houston; #356 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #4,791 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
University Place
Houston, TX | Harris County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
57.7
Stability and Strength
62.6
Value Opportunity
43.9
Momentum
69.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, TX |
| County | Harris County |
| National rank | #4,791 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #356 of 1,241 |
| City rank | #9 of 87 |
| County rank | #10 of 88 |
| National percentile | 68.0 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,313,448 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.43% |
| Home value to income ratio | 13.49 |
| Median household income | $97,392 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 85.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 52.1% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 51.3% |
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 University Place
Is University Place one of the best neighborhoods in Houston?
University Place has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 57.7 and a city ranking of #9 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Houston.
How much are homes worth in University Place?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for University Place is approximately $1,313,448.
Are home values rising or falling in University Place?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.0% year over year and 0.43% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for University Place?
University Place has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 69.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in University Place?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $97,392.
How affordable is University Place relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 13.49. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is University Place primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 52.1%.
What is the unemployment rate in University Place?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.2%.
How educated are residents of University Place?
Approximately 85.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in University Place face high rent burden?
Approximately 51.3% 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 University Place?
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 applications245
Estimated originations147
Home-purchase applications164
Origination rate59.8%
Home-purchase share66.7%
Average application loan$786,295
Total application loan amount$192,815,887
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage83.0%
Recent trend: Applications -12.2% YoY; originations -12.8% 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.
Texas Current Housing Market
Current housing market in University Place
A current-market snapshot based on active sale listings observed in the certified National Data System Texas housing refresh.
83
Active listings observed
$875,000
Median asking price
$311.83
Median asking price / sq. ft.
72.0
Median days on market
2,592 sq. ft.
Median home size
Observed asking-price range: $118,000 to $5,350,000
Newest listing observed: 2026-09-17 19:00:00-05:00
How this current-market geography is determined
Coverage basis: Exact Zillow neighborhood polygon matches.
83 exact polygon matches. Exact Zillow polygon membership and supplemental Census Block Group association remain separate in the governed data. Supplemental associations are not represented as exact Zillow polygon membership.
Current listing observations are separate from BestNeighborhoodsUSA rankings and do not change neighborhood scores, ranks, historical Zillow trends, Census measures, or HMDA mortgage intelligence.