What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for UC Irvine?
UC Irvine is ranked #21 of 22 eligible neighborhoods in Irvine; #1,510 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #12,215 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA | Orange County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
35.6
Stability and Strength
39.5
Value Opportunity
31.5
Momentum
35.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Irvine, CA |
| County | Orange County |
| National rank | #12,215 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #1,510 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #21 of 22 |
| County rank | #93 of 100 |
| National percentile | 18.4 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $833,936 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -1.4% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.04% |
| Home value to income ratio | 12.54 |
| Median household income | $66,494 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 82.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 10.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 34.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 63.8% |
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 UC Irvine
Is UC Irvine one of the best neighborhoods in Irvine?
UC Irvine has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 35.6 and a city ranking of #21 of 22 eligible neighborhoods in Irvine.
How much are homes worth in UC Irvine?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for UC Irvine is approximately $833,936.
Are home values rising or falling in UC Irvine?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.4% year over year and 0.04% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for UC Irvine?
UC Irvine has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 35.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in UC Irvine?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $66,494.
How affordable is UC Irvine relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 12.54. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is UC Irvine primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 34.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in UC Irvine?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.6%.
How educated are residents of UC Irvine?
Approximately 82.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in UC Irvine face high rent burden?
Approximately 63.8% 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 UC Irvine?
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 applications24
Estimated originations14
Home-purchase applications4
Origination rate59.4%
Home-purchase share15.5%
Average application loan$370,227
Total application loan amount$8,969,306
National application rank#10,008 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 29.4% YoY; originations 34.2% 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.