Neighborhood Profile

Kelly Town-Rugby Heights

Charlottesville, VA | Charlottesville City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
69.6
National rank: #1,426 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
78.6
Score
Value Opportunity
74.2
Score
Momentum
48.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationCharlottesville, VA
CountyCharlottesville City
National rank#1,426 of 14,967
State rank#57 of 518
City rank#3 of 25
County rank#3 of 25
National percentile90.5
National bandTOP_10_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$658,061
Year-over-year home value change-0.7%
Month-over-month home value change0.39%
Home value to income ratio4.45
Median household income$147,938
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%
Civilian unemployment rate0.0%
Homeownership rate60.8%
Housing vacancy rate6.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher33.1%

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 Kelly Town-Rugby Heights

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

Kelly Town-Rugby Heights is ranked #3 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in Charlottesville; #57 of 518 eligible neighborhoods in VA; and #1,426 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Kelly Town-Rugby Heights one of the best neighborhoods in Charlottesville?

Kelly Town-Rugby Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 69.6 and a city ranking of #3 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in Charlottesville.

How much are homes worth in Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Kelly Town-Rugby Heights is approximately $658,061.

Are home values rising or falling in Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.7% year over year and 0.39% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

Kelly Town-Rugby Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 48.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $147,938.

How affordable is Kelly Town-Rugby Heights relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.45. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Kelly Town-Rugby Heights primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 60.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.

How educated are residents of Kelly Town-Rugby Heights?

Approximately 59.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Kelly Town-Rugby Heights face high rent burden?

Approximately 33.1% 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 Kelly Town-Rugby 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

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

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 originations9
Home-purchase applications7
Origination rate79.9%
Home-purchase share57.1%
Average application loan$373,240
Total application loan amount$4,383,233
National application rank#12,144 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 14.1% YoY; originations 90.0% 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.