What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for East Trenton?
East Trenton is ranked #21 of 28 eligible neighborhoods in Trenton; #117 of 137 eligible neighborhoods in NJ; and #14,002 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
East Trenton
Trenton, NJ | Mercer County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
26.6
Stability and Strength
11.6
Value Opportunity
26.3
Momentum
50.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Trenton, NJ |
| County | Mercer County |
| National rank | #14,002 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #117 of 137 |
| City rank | #21 of 28 |
| County rank | #22 of 29 |
| National percentile | 6.5 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $166,358 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.16% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.60 |
| Median household income | $29,702 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 20.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 25.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 78.2% |
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 East Trenton
Is East Trenton one of the best neighborhoods in Trenton?
East Trenton has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 26.6 and a city ranking of #21 of 28 eligible neighborhoods in Trenton.
How much are homes worth in East Trenton?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for East Trenton is approximately $166,358.
Are home values rising or falling in East Trenton?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.5% year over year and -0.16% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for East Trenton?
East Trenton has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 50.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in East Trenton?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $29,702.
How affordable is East Trenton relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.60. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is East Trenton primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 25.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in East Trenton?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 20.0%.
How educated are residents of East Trenton?
Approximately 15.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in East Trenton face high rent burden?
Approximately 78.2% 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 East Trenton?
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 applications84
Estimated originations49
Home-purchase applications32
Origination rate58.9%
Home-purchase share38.6%
Average application loan$161,131
Total application loan amount$13,467,952
National application rank#5,048 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 30.8% YoY; originations 70.1% 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.