What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Core-Columbia?
Core-Columbia is ranked #96 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego; #1,579 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #12,755 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Core-Columbia
San Diego, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
33.4
Stability and Strength
47.3
Value Opportunity
38.3
Momentum
4.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| National rank | #12,755 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #1,579 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #96 of 111 |
| County rank | #148 of 170 |
| National percentile | 14.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,101,313 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -6.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.67% |
| Home value to income ratio | 11.44 |
| Median household income | $96,283 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.9% |
| Homeownership rate | 23.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 9.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 54.8% |
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 Core-Columbia
Is Core-Columbia one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego?
Core-Columbia has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 33.4 and a city ranking of #96 of 111 eligible neighborhoods in San Diego.
How much are homes worth in Core-Columbia?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Core-Columbia is approximately $1,101,313.
Are home values rising or falling in Core-Columbia?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -6.6% year over year and -0.67% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Core-Columbia?
Core-Columbia has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 4.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Core-Columbia?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $96,283.
How affordable is Core-Columbia relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.44. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Core-Columbia primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 23.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in Core-Columbia?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.9%.
How educated are residents of Core-Columbia?
Approximately 54.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Core-Columbia face high rent burden?
Approximately 54.8% 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 Core-Columbia?
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 applications125
Estimated originations74
Home-purchase applications81
Origination rate59.1%
Home-purchase share64.5%
Average application loan$1,008,065
Total application loan amount$125,834,342
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage91.4%
Recent trend: Applications 2.9% YoY; originations -0.5% 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.