What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Alexandria West?
Alexandria West is ranked #14 of 14 eligible neighborhoods in Alexandria; #324 of 518 eligible neighborhoods in VA; and #7,806 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Alexandria West
Alexandria, VA | Alexandria City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.5
Stability and Strength
53.9
Value Opportunity
47.5
Momentum
45.2
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Alexandria, VA |
| County | Alexandria City |
| National rank | #7,806 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #324 of 518 |
| City rank | #14 of 14 |
| County rank | #14 of 14 |
| National percentile | 47.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $728,080 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.04% |
| Home value to income ratio | 7.60 |
| Median household income | $95,790 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 52.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 24.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 47.2% |
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 Alexandria West
Is Alexandria West one of the best neighborhoods in Alexandria?
Alexandria West has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.5 and a city ranking of #14 of 14 eligible neighborhoods in Alexandria.
How much are homes worth in Alexandria West?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Alexandria West is approximately $728,080.
Are home values rising or falling in Alexandria West?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.2% year over year and -0.04% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Alexandria West?
Alexandria West has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 45.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Alexandria West?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $95,790.
How affordable is Alexandria West relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.60. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Alexandria West primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 24.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Alexandria West?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.5%.
How educated are residents of Alexandria West?
Approximately 52.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Alexandria West face high rent burden?
Approximately 47.2% 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 Alexandria West?
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 applications456
Estimated originations269
Home-purchase applications313
Origination rate59.1%
Home-purchase share68.7%
Average application loan$1,553,340
Total application loan amount$707,638,301
National application rank#642 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage96.2%
Recent trend: Applications 20.2% YoY; originations 13.6% 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.