What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Plaza Westport?
Plaza Westport is ranked #23 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #44 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #2,036 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Plaza Westport
Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
66.8
Stability and Strength
69.3
Value Opportunity
73.2
Momentum
54.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas City, MO |
| County | Jackson County |
| National rank | #2,036 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #44 of 331 |
| City rank | #23 of 143 |
| County rank | #25 of 183 |
| National percentile | 86.4 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $440,353 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.25% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.89 |
| Median household income | $113,266 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 80.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 47.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 39.1% |
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 Plaza Westport
Is Plaza Westport one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?
Plaza Westport has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 66.8 and a city ranking of #23 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.
How much are homes worth in Plaza Westport?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Plaza Westport is approximately $440,353.
Are home values rising or falling in Plaza Westport?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.3% year over year and 0.25% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Plaza Westport?
Plaza Westport has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 54.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Plaza Westport?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $113,266.
How affordable is Plaza Westport relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.89. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Plaza Westport primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 47.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Plaza Westport?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.4%.
How educated are residents of Plaza Westport?
Approximately 80.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Plaza Westport face high rent burden?
Approximately 39.1% 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 Plaza Westport?
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 applications30
Estimated originations21
Home-purchase applications24
Origination rate71.4%
Home-purchase share80.9%
Average application loan$257,521
Total application loan amount$7,672,838
National application rank#9,254 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -8.6% YoY; originations -14.2% 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.