What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Wood?
West Wood is ranked #32 of 62 eligible neighborhoods in Dayton; #313 of 481 eligible neighborhoods in OH; and #10,844 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Wood
Dayton, OH | Montgomery County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
40.6
Stability and Strength
21.6
Value Opportunity
50.6
Momentum
56.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Dayton, OH |
| County | Montgomery County |
| National rank | #10,844 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #313 of 481 |
| City rank | #32 of 62 |
| County rank | #32 of 62 |
| National percentile | 27.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $55,064 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.01% |
| Home value to income ratio | 1.55 |
| Median household income | $35,603 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.9% |
| Homeownership rate | 46.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 34.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 63.6% |
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 Wood
Is West Wood one of the best neighborhoods in Dayton?
West Wood has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 40.6 and a city ranking of #32 of 62 eligible neighborhoods in Dayton.
How much are homes worth in West Wood?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Wood is approximately $55,064.
Are home values rising or falling in West Wood?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.8% year over year and -0.01% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Wood?
West Wood has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 56.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Wood?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $35,603.
How affordable is West Wood relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 1.55. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Wood primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 46.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Wood?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.9%.
How educated are residents of West Wood?
Approximately 12.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Wood face high rent burden?
Approximately 63.6% 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 Wood?
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 applications172
Estimated originations83
Home-purchase applications89
Origination rate48.6%
Home-purchase share52.0%
Average application loan$104,120
Total application loan amount$17,897,966
National application rank#2,525 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 44.0% YoY; originations 58.2% 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.