What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Oakland-Winchell?
Oakland-Winchell is ranked #1 of 21 eligible neighborhoods in Kalamazoo; #22 of 334 eligible neighborhoods in MI; and #347 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Oakland-Winchell
Kalamazoo, MI | Kalamazoo County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
78.0
Stability and Strength
78.0
Value Opportunity
85.5
Momentum
67.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Kalamazoo, MI |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| National rank | #347 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #22 of 334 |
| City rank | #1 of 21 |
| County rank | #1 of 21 |
| National percentile | 97.7 |
| National band | TOP_5_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $339,500 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.4% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.02% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.84 |
| Median household income | $119,404 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 76.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 78.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 55.4% |
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 Oakland-Winchell
Is Oakland-Winchell one of the best neighborhoods in Kalamazoo?
Oakland-Winchell has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 78.0 and a city ranking of #1 of 21 eligible neighborhoods in Kalamazoo.
How much are homes worth in Oakland-Winchell?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Oakland-Winchell is approximately $339,500.
Are home values rising or falling in Oakland-Winchell?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.4% year over year and 0.02% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Oakland-Winchell?
Oakland-Winchell has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 67.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Oakland-Winchell?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $119,404.
How affordable is Oakland-Winchell relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.84. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Oakland-Winchell primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 78.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in Oakland-Winchell?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.3%.
How educated are residents of Oakland-Winchell?
Approximately 76.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Oakland-Winchell face high rent burden?
Approximately 55.4% 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 Oakland-Winchell?
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 applications120
Estimated originations86
Home-purchase applications49
Origination rate71.3%
Home-purchase share41.1%
Average application loan$191,037
Total application loan amount$22,957,308
National application rank#3,648 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -12.7% YoY; originations 5.6% 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.