| Context | Value |
|---|
| Location | Wichita, KS |
| County | Sedgwick County |
| National rank | #10,604 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #151 of 187 |
| City rank | #49 of 71 |
| County rank | #49 of 71 |
| National percentile | 29.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $127,761 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.16% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.66 |
| Median household income | $34,952 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 41.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 17.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 53.8% |
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 City Community
What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South City Community?
South City Community is ranked #49 of 71 eligible neighborhoods in Wichita; #151 of 187 eligible neighborhoods in KS; and #10,604 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Is South City Community one of the best neighborhoods in Wichita?
South City Community has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 41.3 and a city ranking of #49 of 71 eligible neighborhoods in Wichita.
How much are homes worth in South City Community?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South City Community is approximately $127,761.
Are home values rising or falling in South City Community?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.0% year over year and -0.16% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South City Community?
South City Community has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South City Community?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $34,952.
How affordable is South City Community relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.66. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South City Community primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 41.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in South City Community?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.1%.
How educated are residents of South City Community?
Approximately 9.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South City Community face high rent burden?
Approximately 53.8% 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 City Community?
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 applications169
Estimated originations98
Home-purchase applications95
Origination rate57.9%
Home-purchase share56.4%
Average application loan$92,080
Total application loan amount$15,565,292
National application rank#2,574 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 6.0% YoY; originations 14.9% 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.