Neighborhood Profile

Smoketown Jackson

Louisville, KY | Jefferson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.4
National rank: #13,423 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
19.6
Score
Value Opportunity
35.8
Score
Momentum
39.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationLouisville, KY
CountyJefferson County
National rank#13,423 of 14,967
State rank#104 of 115
City rank#58 of 67
County rank#58 of 67
National percentile10.3
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$174,535
Year-over-year home value change-0.0%
Month-over-month home value change-0.16%
Home value to income ratio4.38
Median household income$39,816
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%
Civilian unemployment rate10.3%
Homeownership rate33.7%
Housing vacancy rate22.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher57.7%

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 Smoketown Jackson

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Smoketown Jackson?

Smoketown Jackson is ranked #58 of 67 eligible neighborhoods in Louisville; #104 of 115 eligible neighborhoods in KY; and #13,423 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Smoketown Jackson one of the best neighborhoods in Louisville?

Smoketown Jackson has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.4 and a city ranking of #58 of 67 eligible neighborhoods in Louisville.

How much are homes worth in Smoketown Jackson?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Smoketown Jackson is approximately $174,535.

Are home values rising or falling in Smoketown Jackson?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.0% year over year and -0.16% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Smoketown Jackson?

Smoketown Jackson has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 39.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Smoketown Jackson?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $39,816.

How affordable is Smoketown Jackson relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.38. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Smoketown Jackson primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 33.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Smoketown Jackson?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.3%.

How educated are residents of Smoketown Jackson?

Approximately 28.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Smoketown Jackson 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 Smoketown Jackson?

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 applications74
Estimated originations40
Home-purchase applications48
Origination rate53.9%
Home-purchase share64.5%
Average application loan$190,265
Total application loan amount$14,167,996
National application rank#5,534 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 13.5% YoY; originations 5.1% 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.