Neighborhood Profile

Oak Park Northwest

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
28.1
National rank: #13,771 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
17.1
Score
Value Opportunity
42.7
Score
Momentum
25.4
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#13,771 of 14,967
State rank#302 of 331
City rank#134 of 143
County rank#174 of 183
National percentile8.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$109,790
Year-over-year home value change-2.9%
Month-over-month home value change0.02%
Home value to income ratio2.71
Median household income$40,586
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%
Civilian unemployment rate13.0%
Homeownership rate49.2%
Housing vacancy rate21.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher53.9%

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 Oak Park Northwest

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Oak Park Northwest?

Oak Park Northwest is ranked #134 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #302 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #13,771 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Oak Park Northwest one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

Oak Park Northwest has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 28.1 and a city ranking of #134 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in Oak Park Northwest?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Oak Park Northwest is approximately $109,790.

Are home values rising or falling in Oak Park Northwest?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.9% year over year and 0.02% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Oak Park Northwest?

Oak Park Northwest has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 25.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Oak Park Northwest?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $40,586.

How affordable is Oak Park Northwest relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.71. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Oak Park Northwest primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 49.2%.

What is the unemployment rate in Oak Park Northwest?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.0%.

How educated are residents of Oak Park Northwest?

Approximately 11.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Oak Park Northwest 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 Oak Park Northwest?

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 applications138
Estimated originations65
Home-purchase applications77
Origination rate47.1%
Home-purchase share55.4%
Average application loan$145,711
Total application loan amount$20,154,317
National application rank#3,194 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 34.1% YoY; originations 48.5% 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.