Neighborhood Profile

South Blue Valley

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
40.0
National rank: #11,025 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
32.0
Score
Value Opportunity
51.0
Score
Momentum
37.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#11,025 of 14,967
State rank#251 of 331
City rank#109 of 143
County rank#143 of 183
National percentile26.3
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$88,217
Year-over-year home value change-1.8%
Month-over-month home value change0.22%
Home value to income ratio2.33
Median household income$37,792
Bachelor's degree or higher3.7%
Civilian unemployment rate5.0%
Homeownership rate62.5%
Housing vacancy rate10.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher34.2%

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 South Blue Valley

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Blue Valley?

South Blue Valley is ranked #109 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #251 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #11,025 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is South Blue Valley one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

South Blue Valley has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 40.0 and a city ranking of #109 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in South Blue Valley?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Blue Valley is approximately $88,217.

Are home values rising or falling in South Blue Valley?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.8% year over year and 0.22% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Blue Valley?

South Blue Valley has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 37.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in South Blue Valley?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $37,792.

How affordable is South Blue Valley relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.33. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is South Blue Valley primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 62.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in South Blue Valley?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.0%.

How educated are residents of South Blue Valley?

Approximately 3.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in South Blue Valley face high rent burden?

Approximately 34.2% 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 South Blue Valley?

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 applications36
Estimated originations20
Home-purchase applications17
Origination rate54.4%
Home-purchase share47.1%
Average application loan$100,709
Total application loan amount$3,628,604
National application rank#8,542 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 14.4% YoY; originations 32.0% 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.