What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Jonestown?
Jonestown is ranked #137 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore; #170 of 273 eligible neighborhoods in MD; and #12,277 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Jonestown
Baltimore, MD | Baltimore City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
35.4
Stability and Strength
35.4
Value Opportunity
51.1
Momentum
13.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Baltimore, MD |
| County | Baltimore City |
| National rank | #12,277 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #170 of 273 |
| City rank | #137 of 235 |
| County rank | #137 of 235 |
| National percentile | 18.0 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $284,411 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.7% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.92% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.45 |
| Median household income | $82,322 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 44.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 41.0% |
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 Jonestown
Is Jonestown one of the best neighborhoods in Baltimore?
Jonestown has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 35.4 and a city ranking of #137 of 235 eligible neighborhoods in Baltimore.
How much are homes worth in Jonestown?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Jonestown is approximately $284,411.
Are home values rising or falling in Jonestown?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.7% year over year and -0.92% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Jonestown?
Jonestown has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 13.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Jonestown?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $82,322.
How affordable is Jonestown relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.45. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Jonestown primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 44.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Jonestown?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.1%.
How educated are residents of Jonestown?
Approximately 19.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Jonestown face high rent burden?
Approximately 41.0% 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 Jonestown?
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 applications17
Estimated originations10
Home-purchase applications11
Origination rate57.8%
Home-purchase share60.9%
Average application loan$319,894
Total application loan amount$5,590,137
National application rank#11,035 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -42.3% YoY; originations -42.3% 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.