What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Hickory Glen?
Hickory Glen is ranked #128 of 302 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Wayne; #195 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #2,543 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Hickory Glen
Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
64.8
Stability and Strength
61.7
Value Opportunity
61.5
Momentum
74.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Wayne, IN |
| County | Allen County |
| National rank | #2,543 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #195 of 656 |
| City rank | #128 of 302 |
| County rank | #128 of 302 |
| National percentile | 83.0 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $322,700 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.37% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.14 |
| Median household income | $77,857 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 64.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 19.7% |
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 Hickory Glen
Is Hickory Glen one of the best neighborhoods in Fort Wayne?
Hickory Glen has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 64.8 and a city ranking of #128 of 302 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.
How much are homes worth in Hickory Glen?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Hickory Glen is approximately $322,700.
Are home values rising or falling in Hickory Glen?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.0% year over year and 0.37% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Hickory Glen?
Hickory Glen has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 74.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Hickory Glen?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $77,857.
How affordable is Hickory Glen relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.14. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Hickory Glen primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 64.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Hickory Glen?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.4%.
How educated are residents of Hickory Glen?
Approximately 38.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Hickory Glen face high rent burden?
Approximately 19.7% 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 Hickory Glen?
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 applications5
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate71.3%
Home-purchase share46.6%
Average application loan$186,124
Total application loan amount$874,317
National application rank#13,833 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.5% YoY; originations 3.3% 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.