Neighborhood Profile

Columbia Gardens

Oakland, CA | Alameda County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
20.1
National rank: #14,649 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
29.7
Score
Value Opportunity
11.9
Score
Momentum
16.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationOakland, CA
CountyAlameda County
National rank#14,649 of 14,967
State rank#1,787 of 1,814
City rank#111 of 117
County rank#196 of 202
National percentile2.1
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$533,594
Year-over-year home value change-4.6%
Month-over-month home value change-0.09%
Home value to income ratio38.47
Median household income$13,869
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%
Civilian unemployment rate6.1%
Homeownership rate56.4%
Housing vacancy rate13.9%
Rent burden 30% or higher22.3%

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 Columbia Gardens

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Columbia Gardens?

Columbia Gardens is ranked #111 of 117 eligible neighborhoods in Oakland; #1,787 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #14,649 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Columbia Gardens one of the best neighborhoods in Oakland?

Columbia Gardens has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 20.1 and a city ranking of #111 of 117 eligible neighborhoods in Oakland.

How much are homes worth in Columbia Gardens?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Columbia Gardens is approximately $533,594.

Are home values rising or falling in Columbia Gardens?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -4.6% year over year and -0.09% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Columbia Gardens?

Columbia Gardens has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 16.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Columbia Gardens?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $13,869.

How affordable is Columbia Gardens relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 38.47. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Columbia Gardens primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 56.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Columbia Gardens?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.1%.

How educated are residents of Columbia Gardens?

Approximately 18.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Columbia Gardens face high rent burden?

Approximately 22.3% 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 Columbia Gardens?

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 applications2
Estimated originations1
Home-purchase applications1
Origination rate50.2%
Home-purchase share51.1%
Average application loan$307,116
Total application loan amount$537,038
National application rank#14,634 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 5.4% YoY; originations 49.0% 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.