Neighborhood Profile

South Lake Sammamish

Issaquah, WA | King County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
55.3
National rank: #5,648 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
80.2
Score
Value Opportunity
54.2
Score
Momentum
16.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationIssaquah, WA
CountyKing County
National rank#5,648 of 14,967
State rank#138 of 533
City rank#4 of 9
County rank#71 of 287
National percentile62.3
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,735,898
Year-over-year home value change-2.2%
Month-over-month home value change-0.74%
Home value to income ratio10.16
Median household income$170,830
Bachelor's degree or higher73.4%
Civilian unemployment rate3.3%
Homeownership rate77.4%
Housing vacancy rate6.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher30.3%

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 South Lake Sammamish

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Lake Sammamish?

South Lake Sammamish is ranked #4 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Issaquah; #138 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #5,648 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is South Lake Sammamish one of the best neighborhoods in Issaquah?

South Lake Sammamish has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 55.3 and a city ranking of #4 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Issaquah.

How much are homes worth in South Lake Sammamish?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Lake Sammamish is approximately $1,735,898.

Are home values rising or falling in South Lake Sammamish?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.2% year over year and -0.74% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Lake Sammamish?

South Lake Sammamish has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 16.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in South Lake Sammamish?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $170,830.

How affordable is South Lake Sammamish relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.16. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is South Lake Sammamish primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 77.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in South Lake Sammamish?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.3%.

How educated are residents of South Lake Sammamish?

Approximately 73.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in South Lake Sammamish face high rent burden?

Approximately 30.3% 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 South Lake Sammamish?

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 applications99
Estimated originations58
Home-purchase applications45
Origination rate57.9%
Home-purchase share45.6%
Average application loan$837,596
Total application loan amount$83,286,593
National application rank#4,370 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 14.1% YoY; originations 10.0% 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.