What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Rose Hill?
South Rose Hill is ranked #8 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Kirkland; #295 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #8,819 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
South Rose Hill
Kirkland, WA | King County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
46.7
Stability and Strength
72.8
Value Opportunity
45.3
Momentum
6.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Kirkland, WA |
| County | King County |
| National rank | #8,819 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #295 of 533 |
| City rank | #8 of 15 |
| County rank | #176 of 287 |
| National percentile | 41.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,786,470 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -4.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.66% |
| Home value to income ratio | 13.05 |
| Median household income | $136,938 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 75.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 8.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 82.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 19.3% |
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 South Rose Hill
Is South Rose Hill one of the best neighborhoods in Kirkland?
South Rose Hill has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.7 and a city ranking of #8 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Kirkland.
How much are homes worth in South Rose Hill?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Rose Hill is approximately $1,786,470.
Are home values rising or falling in South Rose Hill?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -4.9% year over year and -0.66% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Rose Hill?
South Rose Hill has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 6.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South Rose Hill?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $136,938.
How affordable is South Rose Hill relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 13.05. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South Rose Hill primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 82.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in South Rose Hill?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 8.2%.
How educated are residents of South Rose Hill?
Approximately 75.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South Rose Hill face high rent burden?
Approximately 19.3% 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 South Rose Hill?
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 applications167
Estimated originations104
Home-purchase applications122
Origination rate62.3%
Home-purchase share72.9%
Average application loan$1,093,911
Total application loan amount$182,521,869
National application rank#2,624 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 20.1% YoY; originations 20.1% 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.