What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Madison Area?
Madison Area is ranked #26 of 30 eligible neighborhoods in Grand Rapids; #173 of 334 eligible neighborhoods in MI; and #7,964 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Madison Area
Grand Rapids, MI | Kent County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.1
Stability and Strength
44.7
Value Opportunity
54.2
Momentum
48.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Grand Rapids, MI |
| County | Kent County |
| National rank | #7,964 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #173 of 334 |
| City rank | #26 of 30 |
| County rank | #26 of 30 |
| National percentile | 46.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $211,326 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.18% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.17 |
| Median household income | $50,704 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 38.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 40.1% |
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 Madison Area
Is Madison Area one of the best neighborhoods in Grand Rapids?
Madison Area has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.1 and a city ranking of #26 of 30 eligible neighborhoods in Grand Rapids.
How much are homes worth in Madison Area?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Madison Area is approximately $211,326.
Are home values rising or falling in Madison Area?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.1% year over year and 0.18% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Madison Area?
Madison Area 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 Madison Area?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $50,704.
How affordable is Madison Area relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.17. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Madison Area primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 38.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Madison Area?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.4%.
How educated are residents of Madison Area?
Approximately 22.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Madison Area face high rent burden?
Approximately 40.1% 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 Madison Area?
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 applications72
Estimated originations40
Home-purchase applications27
Origination rate55.6%
Home-purchase share37.4%
Average application loan$127,883
Total application loan amount$9,189,314
National application rank#5,703 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -26.2% YoY; originations -19.0% 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.