What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Carpenter?
Carpenter is ranked #50 of 60 eligible neighborhoods in Des Moines; #138 of 165 eligible neighborhoods in IA; and #12,090 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Carpenter
Des Moines, IA | Polk County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
36.1
Stability and Strength
15.2
Value Opportunity
24.4
Momentum
86.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Des Moines, IA |
| County | Polk County |
| National rank | #12,090 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #138 of 165 |
| City rank | #50 of 60 |
| County rank | #50 of 60 |
| National percentile | 19.2 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $175,050 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.57% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.39 |
| Median household income | $27,410 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 5.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 59.4% |
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 Carpenter
Is Carpenter one of the best neighborhoods in Des Moines?
Carpenter has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 36.1 and a city ranking of #50 of 60 eligible neighborhoods in Des Moines.
How much are homes worth in Carpenter?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Carpenter is approximately $175,050.
Are home values rising or falling in Carpenter?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.8% year over year and 0.57% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Carpenter?
Carpenter has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 86.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Carpenter?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $27,410.
How affordable is Carpenter relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.39. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Carpenter primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 5.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Carpenter?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.7%.
How educated are residents of Carpenter?
Approximately 16.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Carpenter face high rent burden?
Approximately 59.4% 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 Carpenter?
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 applications12
Estimated originations6
Home-purchase applications6
Origination rate54.9%
Home-purchase share55.8%
Average application loan$120,796
Total application loan amount$1,389,921
National application rank#12,201 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 27.5% YoY; originations 3.4% 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.