What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sunnyside?
Sunnyside is ranked #114 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #237 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #8,137 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Sunnyside
New York, NY | Queens County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.6
Stability and Strength
44.1
Value Opportunity
33.9
Momentum
76.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY |
| County | Queens County |
| National rank | #8,137 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #237 of 418 |
| City rank | #114 of 199 |
| County rank | #28 of 48 |
| National percentile | 45.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,220,059 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 6.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.03% |
| Home value to income ratio | 15.23 |
| Median household income | $80,091 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 19.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 52.2% |
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 Sunnyside
Is Sunnyside one of the best neighborhoods in New York?
Sunnyside has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.6 and a city ranking of #114 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.
How much are homes worth in Sunnyside?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sunnyside is approximately $1,220,059.
Are home values rising or falling in Sunnyside?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 6.1% year over year and -0.03% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sunnyside?
Sunnyside has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 76.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Sunnyside?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $80,091.
How affordable is Sunnyside relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 15.23. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Sunnyside primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 19.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Sunnyside?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.2%.
How educated are residents of Sunnyside?
Approximately 50.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Sunnyside face high rent burden?
Approximately 52.2% 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 Sunnyside?
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 applications254
Estimated originations147
Home-purchase applications172
Origination rate58.1%
Home-purchase share67.9%
Average application loan$726,151
Total application loan amount$184,134,855
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage58.0%
Recent trend: Applications -5.4% YoY; originations 3.3% 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.