Neighborhood Profile

Ridgeview Estates

Bakersfield, CA | Kern County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
32.3
National rank: #13,017 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
32.2
Score
Value Opportunity
40.3
Score
Momentum
21.4
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBakersfield, CA
CountyKern County
National rank#13,017 of 14,967
State rank#1,613 of 1,814
City rank#57 of 63
County rank#58 of 64
National percentile13.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$364,531
Year-over-year home value change-2.1%
Month-over-month home value change-0.29%
Home value to income ratio4.92
Median household income$74,096
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
Civilian unemployment rate12.3%
Homeownership rate58.7%
Housing vacancy rate5.9%
Rent burden 30% or higher60.7%

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 Ridgeview Estates

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Ridgeview Estates?

Ridgeview Estates is ranked #57 of 63 eligible neighborhoods in Bakersfield; #1,613 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #13,017 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Ridgeview Estates one of the best neighborhoods in Bakersfield?

Ridgeview Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 32.3 and a city ranking of #57 of 63 eligible neighborhoods in Bakersfield.

How much are homes worth in Ridgeview Estates?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Ridgeview Estates is approximately $364,531.

Are home values rising or falling in Ridgeview Estates?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.1% year over year and -0.29% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Ridgeview Estates?

Ridgeview Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 21.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Ridgeview Estates?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $74,096.

How affordable is Ridgeview Estates relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.92. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Ridgeview Estates primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 58.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Ridgeview Estates?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 12.3%.

How educated are residents of Ridgeview Estates?

Approximately 15.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Ridgeview Estates face high rent burden?

Approximately 60.7% 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 Ridgeview Estates?

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 applications57
Estimated originations34
Home-purchase applications29
Origination rate60.2%
Home-purchase share50.3%
Average application loan$260,346
Total application loan amount$14,810,856
National application rank#6,723 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -20.0% YoY; originations -20.0% 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.