Neighborhood Profile

Ward Parkway Plaza

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
66.3
National rank: #2,169 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
64.5
Score
Value Opportunity
67.1
Score
Momentum
68.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#2,169 of 14,967
State rank#49 of 331
City rank#25 of 143
County rank#28 of 183
National percentile85.5
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$277,096
Year-over-year home value change3.7%
Month-over-month home value change-0.01%
Home value to income ratio3.80
Median household income$72,916
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%
Civilian unemployment rate0.0%
Homeownership rate76.6%
Housing vacancy rate6.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher47.5%

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 Ward Parkway Plaza

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Ward Parkway Plaza?

Ward Parkway Plaza is ranked #25 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #49 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #2,169 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Ward Parkway Plaza one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

Ward Parkway Plaza has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 66.3 and a city ranking of #25 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in Ward Parkway Plaza?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Ward Parkway Plaza is approximately $277,096.

Are home values rising or falling in Ward Parkway Plaza?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.7% year over year and -0.01% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Ward Parkway Plaza?

Ward Parkway Plaza has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 68.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Ward Parkway Plaza?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $72,916.

How affordable is Ward Parkway Plaza relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.80. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Ward Parkway Plaza primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 76.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Ward Parkway Plaza?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.

How educated are residents of Ward Parkway Plaza?

Approximately 43.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Ward Parkway Plaza face high rent burden?

Approximately 47.5% 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 Ward Parkway Plaza?

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 applications31
Estimated originations20
Home-purchase applications15
Origination rate65.4%
Home-purchase share50.0%
Average application loan$174,118
Total application loan amount$5,350,034
National application rank#9,133 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 43.2% YoY; originations 27.1% 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.