What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Red Ridge South?
Red Ridge South is ranked #76 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #183 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #8,403 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Red Ridge South
Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
47.8
Stability and Strength
36.8
Value Opportunity
33.2
Momentum
86.0
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 | #8,403 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #183 of 331 |
| City rank | #76 of 143 |
| County rank | #98 of 183 |
| National percentile | 43.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $352,034 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 5.4% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.43% |
| Home value to income ratio | 8.85 |
| Median household income | $39,785 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 38.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 70.4% |
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 Red Ridge South
Is Red Ridge South one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?
Red Ridge South has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 47.8 and a city ranking of #76 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.
How much are homes worth in Red Ridge South?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Red Ridge South is approximately $352,034.
Are home values rising or falling in Red Ridge South?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.4% year over year and 0.43% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Red Ridge South?
Red Ridge South has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 86.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Red Ridge South?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $39,785.
How affordable is Red Ridge South relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.85. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Red Ridge South primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 38.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Red Ridge South?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.2%.
How educated are residents of Red Ridge South?
Approximately 33.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Red Ridge South face high rent burden?
Approximately 70.4% 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 Red Ridge South?
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 applications53
Estimated originations33
Home-purchase applications23
Origination rate61.6%
Home-purchase share44.0%
Average application loan$199,771
Total application loan amount$10,650,697
National application rank#6,983 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 16.8% YoY; originations 16.0% 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.