What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for LaRez?
LaRez is ranked #275 of 302 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Wayne; #542 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #10,769 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
LaRez
Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
40.9
Stability and Strength
22.1
Value Opportunity
47.0
Momentum
62.3
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 | #10,769 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #542 of 656 |
| City rank | #275 of 302 |
| County rank | #275 of 302 |
| National percentile | 28.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $128,890 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.09% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.07 |
| Median household income | $41,924 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 17.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 41.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 57.9% |
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 LaRez
Is LaRez one of the best neighborhoods in Fort Wayne?
LaRez has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 40.9 and a city ranking of #275 of 302 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.
How much are homes worth in LaRez?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for LaRez is approximately $128,890.
Are home values rising or falling in LaRez?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.1% year over year and -0.09% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for LaRez?
LaRez has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 62.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in LaRez?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $41,924.
How affordable is LaRez relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.07. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is LaRez primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 41.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in LaRez?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 17.6%.
How educated are residents of LaRez?
Approximately 27.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in LaRez face high rent burden?
Approximately 57.9% 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 LaRez?
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 applications34
Estimated originations20
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate58.0%
Home-purchase share52.2%
Average application loan$99,942
Total application loan amount$3,389,081
National application rank#8,773 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 32.8% YoY; originations 48.4% 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.