Neighborhood Profile

Lake Terrace and Oaks

New Orleans, LA | Orleans Parish
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
59.5
National rank: #4,187 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
55.2
Score
Value Opportunity
50.2
Score
Momentum
79.3
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationNew Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans Parish
National rank#4,187 of 14,967
State rank#21 of 147
City rank#8 of 69
County rank#8 of 69
National percentile72.0
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$511,567
Year-over-year home value change3.1%
Month-over-month home value change0.79%
Home value to income ratio5.62
Median household income$90,961
Bachelor's degree or higher78.1%
Civilian unemployment rate6.0%
Homeownership rate84.9%
Housing vacancy rate32.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher80.5%

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 Lake Terrace and Oaks

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lake Terrace and Oaks?

Lake Terrace and Oaks is ranked #8 of 69 eligible neighborhoods in New Orleans; #21 of 147 eligible neighborhoods in LA; and #4,187 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Lake Terrace and Oaks one of the best neighborhoods in New Orleans?

Lake Terrace and Oaks has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 59.5 and a city ranking of #8 of 69 eligible neighborhoods in New Orleans.

How much are homes worth in Lake Terrace and Oaks?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lake Terrace and Oaks is approximately $511,567.

Are home values rising or falling in Lake Terrace and Oaks?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.1% year over year and 0.79% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lake Terrace and Oaks?

Lake Terrace and Oaks has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 79.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Lake Terrace and Oaks?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $90,961.

How affordable is Lake Terrace and Oaks relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.62. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Lake Terrace and Oaks primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 84.9%.

What is the unemployment rate in Lake Terrace and Oaks?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.0%.

How educated are residents of Lake Terrace and Oaks?

Approximately 78.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Lake Terrace and Oaks face high rent burden?

Approximately 80.5% 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 Lake Terrace and Oaks?

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 applications38
Estimated originations23
Home-purchase applications19
Origination rate59.9%
Home-purchase share51.0%
Average application loan$332,086
Total application loan amount$12,516,411
National application rank#8,366 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -1.6% YoY; originations 3.1% 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.