Neighborhood Profile

Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
37.8
National rank: #11,643 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
34.1
Score
Value Opportunity
55.0
Score
Momentum
19.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#11,643 of 14,967
State rank#263 of 331
City rank#115 of 143
County rank#151 of 183
National percentile22.2
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$107,898
Year-over-year home value change-2.9%
Month-over-month home value change-0.18%
Home value to income ratio3.37
Median household income$31,981
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%
Civilian unemployment rate0.0%
Homeownership rate48.4%
Housing vacancy rate5.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher70.3%

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 Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade is ranked #115 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #263 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #11,643 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 37.8 and a city ranking of #115 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade is approximately $107,898.

Are home values rising or falling in Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.9% year over year and -0.18% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 19.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $31,981.

How affordable is Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.37. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 48.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.

How educated are residents of Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

Approximately 5.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade face high rent burden?

Approximately 70.3% 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 Central Blue Valley - Park Tower Grade?

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 applications18
Estimated originations8
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate45.3%
Home-purchase share64.9%
Average application loan$95,907
Total application loan amount$1,743,634
National application rank#10,926 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 29.4% YoY; originations 24.4% 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.