Neighborhood Profile

Old Seward-Oceanview

Anchorage, AK | Anchorage Borough
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Best Neighborhoods USA Index
64.7
National rank: #2,556 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
55.7
Score
Value Opportunity
59.7
Score
Momentum
86.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationAnchorage, AK
CountyAnchorage Borough
National rank#2,556 of 14,967
State rank#15 of 33
City rank#14 of 31
County rank#15 of 32
National percentile82.9
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$501,135
Year-over-year home value change5.3%
Month-over-month home value change0.46%
Home value to income ratio4.75
Median household income$105,485
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%
Civilian unemployment rate5.9%
Homeownership rate71.7%
Housing vacancy rate0.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher76.3%

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 Old Seward-Oceanview

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Old Seward-Oceanview?

Old Seward-Oceanview is ranked #14 of 31 eligible neighborhoods in Anchorage; #15 of 33 eligible neighborhoods in AK; and #2,556 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Old Seward-Oceanview one of the best neighborhoods in Anchorage?

Old Seward-Oceanview has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 64.7 and a city ranking of #14 of 31 eligible neighborhoods in Anchorage.

How much are homes worth in Old Seward-Oceanview?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Old Seward-Oceanview is approximately $501,135.

Are home values rising or falling in Old Seward-Oceanview?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.3% year over year and 0.46% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Old Seward-Oceanview?

Old Seward-Oceanview has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 86.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Old Seward-Oceanview?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $105,485.

How affordable is Old Seward-Oceanview relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.75. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Old Seward-Oceanview primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 71.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Old Seward-Oceanview?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.9%.

How educated are residents of Old Seward-Oceanview?

Approximately 38.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Old Seward-Oceanview face high rent burden?

Approximately 76.3% 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 Old Seward-Oceanview?

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 applications54
Estimated originations38
Home-purchase applications34
Origination rate69.3%
Home-purchase share63.3%
Average application loan$319,205
Total application loan amount$17,286,210
National application rank#6,918 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 15.5% YoY; originations 31.2% 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.