What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Spring Lake?
Spring Lake is ranked #38 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham; #134 of 258 eligible neighborhoods in AL; and #10,135 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Spring Lake
Birmingham, AL | Jefferson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.8
Stability and Strength
39.6
Value Opportunity
56.5
Momentum
28.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Birmingham, AL |
| County | Jefferson County |
| National rank | #10,135 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #134 of 258 |
| City rank | #38 of 88 |
| County rank | #38 of 88 |
| National percentile | 32.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $177,042 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -1.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.22% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.83 |
| Median household income | $62,597 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 66.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 22.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 55.1% |
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 Spring Lake
Is Spring Lake one of the best neighborhoods in Birmingham?
Spring Lake has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.8 and a city ranking of #38 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham.
How much are homes worth in Spring Lake?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Spring Lake is approximately $177,042.
Are home values rising or falling in Spring Lake?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.3% year over year and -0.22% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Spring Lake?
Spring Lake has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 28.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Spring Lake?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $62,597.
How affordable is Spring Lake relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.83. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Spring Lake primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 66.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Spring Lake?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.4%.
How educated are residents of Spring Lake?
Approximately 26.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Spring Lake face high rent burden?
Approximately 55.1% 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 Spring Lake?
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 applications185
Estimated originations97
Home-purchase applications87
Origination rate52.4%
Home-purchase share47.1%
Average application loan$120,500
Total application loan amount$22,298,373
National application rank#2,296 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 6.5% YoY; originations 18.9% 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.