Neighborhood Profile

Lower Peters Canyon

Irvine, CA | Orange County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.7
National rank: #6,635 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
66.7
Score
Value Opportunity
48.1
Score
Momentum
36.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationIrvine, CA
CountyOrange County
National rank#6,635 of 14,967
State rank#745 of 1,814
City rank#6 of 22
County rank#42 of 100
National percentile55.7
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,087,230
Year-over-year home value change0.3%
Month-over-month home value change-0.52%
Home value to income ratio15.25
Median household income$136,860
Bachelor's degree or higher73.2%
Civilian unemployment rate6.1%
Homeownership rate42.8%
Housing vacancy rate1.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher43.0%

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 Lower Peters Canyon

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lower Peters Canyon?

Lower Peters Canyon is ranked #6 of 22 eligible neighborhoods in Irvine; #745 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #6,635 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Lower Peters Canyon one of the best neighborhoods in Irvine?

Lower Peters Canyon has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.7 and a city ranking of #6 of 22 eligible neighborhoods in Irvine.

How much are homes worth in Lower Peters Canyon?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lower Peters Canyon is approximately $2,087,230.

Are home values rising or falling in Lower Peters Canyon?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.3% year over year and -0.52% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lower Peters Canyon?

Lower Peters Canyon has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 36.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Lower Peters Canyon?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $136,860.

How affordable is Lower Peters Canyon relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 15.25. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Lower Peters Canyon primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 42.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Lower Peters Canyon?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.1%.

How educated are residents of Lower Peters Canyon?

Approximately 73.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Lower Peters Canyon face high rent burden?

Approximately 43.0% 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 Lower Peters Canyon?

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 applications249
Estimated originations137
Home-purchase applications76
Origination rate55.0%
Home-purchase share30.6%
Average application loan$599,850
Total application loan amount$149,121,490
National application rank#1,564 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.4% YoY; originations 14.0% 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.