Neighborhood Profile

West Blue Township

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.8
National rank: #6,601 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
36.8
Score
Value Opportunity
51.5
Score
Momentum
80.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#6,601 of 14,967
State rank#143 of 331
City rank#62 of 143
County rank#77 of 183
National percentile55.9
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$150,703
Year-over-year home value change7.4%
Month-over-month home value change0.02%
Home value to income ratio3.29
Median household income$45,845
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%
Civilian unemployment rate1.9%
Homeownership rate62.7%
Housing vacancy rate13.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher49.8%

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 West Blue Township

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Blue Township?

West Blue Township is ranked #62 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #143 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #6,601 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is West Blue Township one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

West Blue Township has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.8 and a city ranking of #62 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in West Blue Township?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Blue Township is approximately $150,703.

Are home values rising or falling in West Blue Township?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 7.4% year over year and 0.02% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Blue Township?

West Blue Township has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 80.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in West Blue Township?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $45,845.

How affordable is West Blue Township relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.29. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is West Blue Township primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 62.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in West Blue Township?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.9%.

How educated are residents of West Blue Township?

Approximately 4.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in West Blue Township face high rent burden?

Approximately 49.8% 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 West Blue Township?

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 applications51
Estimated originations32
Home-purchase applications29
Origination rate61.9%
Home-purchase share57.0%
Average application loan$136,558
Total application loan amount$6,971,533
National application rank#7,151 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -2.3% YoY; originations 16.6% 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.