What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights is ranked #137 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #272 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #9,435 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Jackson Heights
New York, NY | Queens County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
44.8
Stability and Strength
40.1
Value Opportunity
30.4
Momentum
72.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY |
| County | Queens County |
| National rank | #9,435 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #272 of 418 |
| City rank | #137 of 199 |
| County rank | #39 of 48 |
| National percentile | 37.0 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,056,319 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.36% |
| Home value to income ratio | 14.25 |
| Median household income | $74,144 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 8.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 36.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 3.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 53.4% |
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 Jackson Heights
Is Jackson Heights one of the best neighborhoods in New York?
Jackson Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 44.8 and a city ranking of #137 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.
How much are homes worth in Jackson Heights?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Jackson Heights is approximately $1,056,319.
Are home values rising or falling in Jackson Heights?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.8% year over year and 0.36% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 72.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Jackson Heights?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $74,144.
How affordable is Jackson Heights relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 14.25. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Jackson Heights primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 36.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Jackson Heights?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 8.4%.
How educated are residents of Jackson Heights?
Approximately 36.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Jackson Heights face high rent burden?
Approximately 53.4% 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 Jackson Heights?
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 applications520
Estimated originations292
Home-purchase applications404
Origination rate56.2%
Home-purchase share77.6%
Average application loan$475,243
Total application loan amount$247,144,187
National application rank#521 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 5.4% YoY; originations -1.3% 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.