What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Unity Ridge?
Unity Ridge is ranked #56 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #131 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #6,087 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Unity Ridge
Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
54.1
Stability and Strength
47.9
Value Opportunity
46.3
Momentum
75.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas City, MO |
| County | Jackson County |
| National rank | #6,087 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #131 of 331 |
| City rank | #56 of 143 |
| County rank | #69 of 183 |
| National percentile | 59.4 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $503,267 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.4% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.74% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.79 |
| Median household income | $86,868 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 38.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 39.3% |
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 Unity Ridge
Is Unity Ridge one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?
Unity Ridge has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 54.1 and a city ranking of #56 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.
How much are homes worth in Unity Ridge?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Unity Ridge is approximately $503,267.
Are home values rising or falling in Unity Ridge?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.4% year over year and 0.74% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Unity Ridge?
Unity Ridge has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 75.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Unity Ridge?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $86,868.
How affordable is Unity Ridge relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.79. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Unity Ridge primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 38.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Unity Ridge?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.6%.
How educated are residents of Unity Ridge?
Approximately 51.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Unity Ridge face high rent burden?
Approximately 39.3% 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 Unity Ridge?
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 applications15
Estimated originations9
Home-purchase applications5
Origination rate59.5%
Home-purchase share32.9%
Average application loan$215,739
Total application loan amount$3,131,220
National application rank#11,578 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 29.5% 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.