Neighborhood Profile

Bedford-Stuyvesant

New York, NY | Kings County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
41.5
National rank: #10,545 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
38.8
Score
Value Opportunity
28.0
Score
Momentum
64.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationNew York, NY
CountyKings County
National rank#10,545 of 14,967
State rank#306 of 418
City rank#151 of 199
County rank#34 of 45
National percentile29.6
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,695,371
Year-over-year home value change5.1%
Month-over-month home value change-0.44%
Home value to income ratio22.93
Median household income$73,931
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%
Civilian unemployment rate8.9%
Homeownership rate22.3%
Housing vacancy rate6.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher50.8%

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 Bedford-Stuyvesant

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Bedford-Stuyvesant?

Bedford-Stuyvesant is ranked #151 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #306 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #10,545 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Bedford-Stuyvesant one of the best neighborhoods in New York?

Bedford-Stuyvesant has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 41.5 and a city ranking of #151 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.

How much are homes worth in Bedford-Stuyvesant?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Bedford-Stuyvesant is approximately $1,695,371.

Are home values rising or falling in Bedford-Stuyvesant?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.1% year over year and -0.44% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Bedford-Stuyvesant?

Bedford-Stuyvesant has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 64.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Bedford-Stuyvesant?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $73,931.

How affordable is Bedford-Stuyvesant relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 22.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Bedford-Stuyvesant primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 22.3%.

What is the unemployment rate in Bedford-Stuyvesant?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 8.9%.

How educated are residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant?

Approximately 45.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Bedford-Stuyvesant face high rent burden?

Approximately 50.8% 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 Bedford-Stuyvesant?

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 applications1,723
Estimated originations801
Home-purchase applications713
Origination rate46.5%
Home-purchase share41.4%
Average application loan$1,004,815
Total application loan amount$1,731,288,323
National application rank#64 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 2.3% YoY; originations 1.9% 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.