What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for St. Bernard Area?
St. Bernard Area is ranked #57 of 69 eligible neighborhoods in New Orleans; #121 of 147 eligible neighborhoods in LA; and #13,972 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
St. Bernard Area
New Orleans, LA | Orleans Parish
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
26.8
Stability and Strength
29.4
Value Opportunity
41.4
Momentum
2.2
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans Parish |
| National rank | #13,972 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #121 of 147 |
| City rank | #57 of 69 |
| County rank | #57 of 69 |
| National percentile | 6.6 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $195,545 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -7.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.14% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.61 |
| Median household income | $42,434 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 32.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 53.4% |
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 St. Bernard Area
Is St. Bernard Area one of the best neighborhoods in New Orleans?
St. Bernard Area has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 26.8 and a city ranking of #57 of 69 eligible neighborhoods in New Orleans.
How much are homes worth in St. Bernard Area?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for St. Bernard Area is approximately $195,545.
Are home values rising or falling in St. Bernard Area?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -7.8% year over year and -1.14% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for St. Bernard Area?
St. Bernard Area has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 2.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in St. Bernard Area?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $42,434.
How affordable is St. Bernard Area relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.61. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is St. Bernard Area primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 32.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in St. Bernard Area?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.1%.
How educated are residents of St. Bernard Area?
Approximately 22.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in St. Bernard Area face high rent burden?
Approximately 53.4% 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 St. Bernard Area?
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 applications49
Estimated originations26
Home-purchase applications30
Origination rate54.0%
Home-purchase share61.9%
Average application loan$232,592
Total application loan amount$11,339,195
National application rank#7,331 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 16.2% YoY; originations 17.4% 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.