What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Bella Vista?
Bella Vista is ranked #26 of 56 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Ana; #858 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #7,439 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Bella Vista
Santa Ana, CA | Orange County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.5
Stability and Strength
43.3
Value Opportunity
35.6
Momentum
82.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Ana, CA |
| County | Orange County |
| National rank | #7,439 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #858 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #26 of 56 |
| County rank | #49 of 100 |
| National percentile | 50.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $878,904 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.56% |
| Home value to income ratio | 10.79 |
| Median household income | $81,462 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 33.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 1.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 52.0% |
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 Bella Vista
Is Bella Vista one of the best neighborhoods in Santa Ana?
Bella Vista has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.5 and a city ranking of #26 of 56 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Ana.
How much are homes worth in Bella Vista?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Bella Vista is approximately $878,904.
Are home values rising or falling in Bella Vista?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.1% year over year and 0.56% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Bella Vista?
Bella Vista has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 82.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Bella Vista?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $81,462.
How affordable is Bella Vista relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.79. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Bella Vista primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 33.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Bella Vista?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.1%.
How educated are residents of Bella Vista?
Approximately 6.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Bella Vista face high rent burden?
Approximately 52.0% 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 Bella Vista?
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 applications30
Estimated originations17
Home-purchase applications10
Origination rate56.4%
Home-purchase share32.0%
Average application loan$355,093
Total application loan amount$10,700,260
National application rank#9,207 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.9% YoY; originations 38.5% 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.