What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Kew Gardens?
Kew Gardens is ranked #75 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #166 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #5,876 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Kew Gardens
New York, NY | Queens County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
54.7
Stability and Strength
47.3
Value Opportunity
35.1
Momentum
93.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY |
| County | Queens County |
| National rank | #5,876 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #166 of 418 |
| City rank | #75 of 199 |
| County rank | #16 of 48 |
| National percentile | 60.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,077,778 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 7.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.68% |
| Home value to income ratio | 13.30 |
| Median household income | $81,024 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 52.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 42.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 53.9% |
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 Kew Gardens
Is Kew Gardens one of the best neighborhoods in New York?
Kew Gardens has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 54.7 and a city ranking of #75 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.
How much are homes worth in Kew Gardens?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Kew Gardens is approximately $1,077,778.
Are home values rising or falling in Kew Gardens?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 7.8% year over year and 0.68% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Kew Gardens?
Kew Gardens has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 93.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Kew Gardens?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $81,024.
How affordable is Kew Gardens relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 13.30. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Kew Gardens primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 42.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Kew Gardens?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.6%.
How educated are residents of Kew Gardens?
Approximately 52.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Kew Gardens face high rent burden?
Approximately 53.9% 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 Kew Gardens?
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 applications318
Estimated originations157
Home-purchase applications233
Origination rate49.5%
Home-purchase share73.2%
Average application loan$322,937
Total application loan amount$102,765,670
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage84.1%
Recent trend: Applications 18.0% YoY; originations 4.0% 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.