Neighborhood Profile

River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral

Memphis, TN | Shelby County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.9
National rank: #7,299 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
56.6
Score
Value Opportunity
61.0
Score
Momentum
27.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationMemphis, TN
CountyShelby County
National rank#7,299 of 14,967
State rank#224 of 571
City rank#1 of 12
County rank#28 of 43
National percentile51.2
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$370,724
Year-over-year home value change-1.8%
Month-over-month home value change-0.13%
Home value to income ratio4.28
Median household income$86,608
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%
Civilian unemployment rate3.7%
Homeownership rate50.3%
Housing vacancy rate6.2%
Rent burden 30% or higher41.2%

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 River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral is ranked #1 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Memphis; #224 of 571 eligible neighborhoods in TN; and #7,299 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral one of the best neighborhoods in Memphis?

River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.9 and a city ranking of #1 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Memphis.

How much are homes worth in River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral is approximately $370,724.

Are home values rising or falling in River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.8% year over year and -0.13% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 27.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $86,608.

How affordable is River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.28. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 50.3%.

What is the unemployment rate in River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.7%.

How educated are residents of River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

Approximately 45.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral face high rent burden?

Approximately 41.2% 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 River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral?

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

HIGH

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 applications883
Estimated originations523
Home-purchase applications443
Origination rate59.2%
Home-purchase share50.1%
Average application loan$260,505
Total application loan amount$230,128,443
National application rank#217 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage96.0%
Recent trend: Applications -3.3% YoY; originations -1.6% 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.