What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Woodlawn?
Woodlawn is ranked #155 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago; #230 of 261 eligible neighborhoods in IL; and #12,565 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Woodlawn
Chicago, IL | Cook County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
34.3
Stability and Strength
22.2
Value Opportunity
19.4
Momentum
74.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| National rank | #12,565 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #230 of 261 |
| City rank | #155 of 179 |
| County rank | #166 of 190 |
| National percentile | 16.1 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $409,565 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.91% |
| Home value to income ratio | 10.93 |
| Median household income | $37,485 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 11.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 24.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 57.7% |
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 Woodlawn
Is Woodlawn one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago?
Woodlawn has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 34.3 and a city ranking of #155 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Chicago.
How much are homes worth in Woodlawn?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Woodlawn is approximately $409,565.
Are home values rising or falling in Woodlawn?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.2% year over year and 0.91% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Woodlawn?
Woodlawn has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 74.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Woodlawn?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $37,485.
How affordable is Woodlawn relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Woodlawn primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 24.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Woodlawn?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.3%.
How educated are residents of Woodlawn?
Approximately 37.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Woodlawn face high rent burden?
Approximately 57.7% 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 Woodlawn?
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 applications360
Estimated originations133
Home-purchase applications180
Origination rate36.9%
Home-purchase share50.0%
Average application loan$363,461
Total application loan amount$130,879,362
National application rank#901 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 35.6% YoY; originations 6.2% 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.