What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Top Road?
Top Road is ranked #13 of 28 eligible neighborhoods in Trenton; #93 of 137 eligible neighborhoods in NJ; and #11,945 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Top Road
Trenton, NJ | Mercer County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
36.7
Stability and Strength
40.2
Value Opportunity
53.9
Momentum
7.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Trenton, NJ |
| County | Mercer County |
| National rank | #11,945 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #93 of 137 |
| City rank | #13 of 28 |
| County rank | #14 of 29 |
| National percentile | 20.2 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $246,282 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -4.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.03% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.94 |
| Median household income | $62,486 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.8% |
| Homeownership rate | 48.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 58.1% |
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 Top Road
Is Top Road one of the best neighborhoods in Trenton?
Top Road has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 36.7 and a city ranking of #13 of 28 eligible neighborhoods in Trenton.
How much are homes worth in Top Road?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Top Road is approximately $246,282.
Are home values rising or falling in Top Road?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -4.3% year over year and -1.03% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Top Road?
Top Road has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 7.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Top Road?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $62,486.
How affordable is Top Road relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.94. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Top Road primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 48.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Top Road?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.8%.
How educated are residents of Top Road?
Approximately 22.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Top Road face high rent burden?
Approximately 58.1% 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 Top Road?
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 applications74
Estimated originations36
Home-purchase applications26
Origination rate49.2%
Home-purchase share35.4%
Average application loan$173,556
Total application loan amount$12,772,472
National application rank#5,582 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 21.1% YoY; originations 12.2% 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.