What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Rock Spring?
Rock Spring is ranked #43 of 50 eligible neighborhoods in Arlington; #333 of 518 eligible neighborhoods in VA; and #8,031 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Rock Spring
Arlington, VA | Arlington County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.9
Stability and Strength
58.2
Value Opportunity
33.6
Momentum
55.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Arlington, VA |
| County | Arlington County |
| National rank | #8,031 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #333 of 518 |
| City rank | #43 of 50 |
| County rank | #43 of 50 |
| National percentile | 46.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,659,112 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.59% |
| Home value to income ratio | 1,640.08 |
| Median household income | $1,012 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 83.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 94.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 65.4% |
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 Rock Spring
Is Rock Spring one of the best neighborhoods in Arlington?
Rock Spring has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.9 and a city ranking of #43 of 50 eligible neighborhoods in Arlington.
How much are homes worth in Rock Spring?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Rock Spring is approximately $1,659,112.
Are home values rising or falling in Rock Spring?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.3% year over year and 0.59% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Rock Spring?
Rock Spring has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 55.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Rock Spring?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $1,012.
How affordable is Rock Spring relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 1,640.08. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Rock Spring primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 94.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Rock Spring?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.7%.
How educated are residents of Rock Spring?
Approximately 83.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Rock Spring face high rent burden?
Approximately 65.4% 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 Rock Spring?
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 applications84
Estimated originations57
Home-purchase applications41
Origination rate68.2%
Home-purchase share48.9%
Average application loan$951,102
Total application loan amount$79,793,500
National application rank#5,036 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 7.1% YoY; originations 8.0% 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.