What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Desert Palms Park?
Desert Palms Park is ranked #2 of 146 eligible neighborhoods in Tucson; #117 of 746 eligible neighborhoods in AZ; and #2,437 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Desert Palms Park
Tucson, AZ | Pima County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
65.2
Stability and Strength
71.8
Value Opportunity
71.7
Momentum
45.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Tucson, AZ |
| County | Pima County |
| National rank | #2,437 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #117 of 746 |
| City rank | #2 of 146 |
| County rank | #2 of 146 |
| National percentile | 83.7 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $393,932 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -1.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.32% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.26 |
| Median household income | $120,839 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 57.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 96.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 0.5% |
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 Desert Palms Park
Is Desert Palms Park one of the best neighborhoods in Tucson?
Desert Palms Park has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 65.2 and a city ranking of #2 of 146 eligible neighborhoods in Tucson.
How much are homes worth in Desert Palms Park?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Desert Palms Park is approximately $393,932.
Are home values rising or falling in Desert Palms Park?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.0% year over year and 0.32% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Desert Palms Park?
Desert Palms Park has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 45.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Desert Palms Park?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $120,839.
How affordable is Desert Palms Park relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.26. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Desert Palms Park primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 96.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Desert Palms Park?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.1%.
How educated are residents of Desert Palms Park?
Approximately 57.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Desert Palms Park face high rent burden?
Approximately 0.5% 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 Desert Palms Park?
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 applications12
Estimated originations8
Home-purchase applications5
Origination rate61.3%
Home-purchase share41.6%
Average application loan$235,584
Total application loan amount$2,897,050
National application rank#12,031 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 26.9% YoY; originations 21.7% 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.