What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Playa Del Rey?
Playa Del Rey is ranked #24 of 94 eligible neighborhoods in Los Angeles; #942 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #7,978 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Playa Del Rey
Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.0
Stability and Strength
56.7
Value Opportunity
40.8
Momentum
48.2
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| National rank | #7,978 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #942 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #24 of 94 |
| County rank | #158 of 321 |
| National percentile | 46.7 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,951,404 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.09% |
| Home value to income ratio | 15.53 |
| Median household income | $125,668 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 43.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 52.2% |
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 Playa Del Rey
Is Playa Del Rey one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles?
Playa Del Rey has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.0 and a city ranking of #24 of 94 eligible neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
How much are homes worth in Playa Del Rey?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Playa Del Rey is approximately $1,951,404.
Are home values rising or falling in Playa Del Rey?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.1% year over year and 0.09% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Playa Del Rey?
Playa Del Rey has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 48.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Playa Del Rey?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $125,668.
How affordable is Playa Del Rey relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 15.53. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Playa Del Rey primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 43.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Playa Del Rey?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.5%.
How educated are residents of Playa Del Rey?
Approximately 68.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Playa Del Rey face high rent burden?
Approximately 52.2% 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 Playa Del Rey?
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 applications330
Estimated originations180
Home-purchase applications178
Origination rate54.4%
Home-purchase share53.9%
Average application loan$763,887
Total application loan amount$252,409,140
National application rank#1,018 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 5.0% YoY; originations -6.7% 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.