Neighborhood Profile

Waterford Estates

Garland, TX | Dallas County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
31.9
National rank: #13,124 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
29.1
Score
Value Opportunity
40.3
Score
Momentum
24.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationGarland, TX
CountyDallas County
National rank#13,124 of 14,967
State rank#1,067 of 1,241
City rank#75 of 78
County rank#143 of 152
National percentile12.3
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$366,271
Year-over-year home value change-2.3%
Month-over-month home value change-0.11%
Home value to income ratio5.41
Median household income$67,748
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%
Civilian unemployment rate13.5%
Homeownership rate34.4%
Housing vacancy rate6.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher79.4%

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 Waterford Estates

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Waterford Estates?

Waterford Estates is ranked #75 of 78 eligible neighborhoods in Garland; #1,067 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #13,124 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Waterford Estates one of the best neighborhoods in Garland?

Waterford Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 31.9 and a city ranking of #75 of 78 eligible neighborhoods in Garland.

How much are homes worth in Waterford Estates?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Waterford Estates is approximately $366,271.

Are home values rising or falling in Waterford Estates?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.3% year over year and -0.11% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Waterford Estates?

Waterford Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 24.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Waterford Estates?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $67,748.

How affordable is Waterford Estates relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.41. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Waterford Estates primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 34.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Waterford Estates?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.5%.

How educated are residents of Waterford Estates?

Approximately 35.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Waterford Estates face high rent burden?

Approximately 79.4% 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 Waterford Estates?

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 applications1
Estimated originations1
Home-purchase applications1
Origination rate61.5%
Home-purchase share48.7%
Average application loan$235,256
Total application loan amount$336,701
National application rank#14,697 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -20.4% YoY; originations -4.0% 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.