What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Cottage Grove?
Cottage Grove is ranked #19 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in Youngstown; #291 of 481 eligible neighborhoods in OH; and #10,392 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Cottage Grove
Youngstown, OH | Mahoning County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.0
Stability and Strength
11.6
Value Opportunity
44.1
Momentum
87.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Youngstown, OH |
| County | Mahoning County |
| National rank | #10,392 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #291 of 481 |
| City rank | #19 of 25 |
| County rank | #19 of 25 |
| National percentile | 30.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $50,721 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 1.17% |
| Home value to income ratio | 1.28 |
| Median household income | $39,494 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 19.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 49.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 25.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 75.9% |
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 Cottage Grove
Is Cottage Grove one of the best neighborhoods in Youngstown?
Cottage Grove has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.0 and a city ranking of #19 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in Youngstown.
How much are homes worth in Cottage Grove?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Cottage Grove is approximately $50,721.
Are home values rising or falling in Cottage Grove?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.5% year over year and 1.17% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Cottage Grove?
Cottage Grove has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 87.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Cottage Grove?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $39,494.
How affordable is Cottage Grove relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 1.28. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Cottage Grove primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 49.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Cottage Grove?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 19.3%.
How educated are residents of Cottage Grove?
Approximately 9.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Cottage Grove face high rent burden?
Approximately 75.9% 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 Cottage Grove?
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 applications23
Estimated originations13
Home-purchase applications8
Origination rate56.3%
Home-purchase share35.2%
Average application loan$60,826
Total application loan amount$1,417,836
National application rank#10,131 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -14.2% YoY; originations 30.1% 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.