What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mid Central?
Mid Central is ranked #7 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Pasadena; #1,212 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #9,772 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Mid Central
Pasadena, CA | Los Angeles County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
43.8
Stability and Strength
48.0
Value Opportunity
40.0
Momentum
42.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Pasadena, CA |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| National rank | #9,772 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #1,212 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #7 of 9 |
| County rank | #200 of 321 |
| National percentile | 34.7 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,153,302 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.7% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.13% |
| Home value to income ratio | 11.04 |
| Median household income | $104,485 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 33.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 60.5% |
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 Mid Central
Is Mid Central one of the best neighborhoods in Pasadena?
Mid Central has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 43.8 and a city ranking of #7 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Pasadena.
How much are homes worth in Mid Central?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mid Central is approximately $1,153,302.
Are home values rising or falling in Mid Central?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.7% year over year and 0.13% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mid Central?
Mid Central has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 42.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Mid Central?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $104,485.
How affordable is Mid Central relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.04. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Mid Central primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 33.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Mid Central?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.3%.
How educated are residents of Mid Central?
Approximately 54.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Mid Central face high rent burden?
Approximately 60.5% 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 Mid Central?
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 applications167
Estimated originations87
Home-purchase applications61
Origination rate52.2%
Home-purchase share36.7%
Average application loan$527,287
Total application loan amount$88,284,460
National application rank#2,608 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 27.0% YoY; originations 7.4% 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.