Neighborhood Profile

Water Catchment Area

West Palm Beach, FL | Palm Beach County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.5
National rank: #7,432 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
61.3
Score
Value Opportunity
58.0
Score
Momentum
22.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationWest Palm Beach, FL
CountyPalm Beach County
National rank#7,432 of 14,967
State rank#398 of 1,145
City rank#17 of 39
County rank#47 of 109
National percentile50.4
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$491,537
Year-over-year home value change-2.6%
Month-over-month home value change-0.12%
Home value to income ratio5.38
Median household income$91,432
Bachelor's degree or higher47.6%
Civilian unemployment rate1.3%
Homeownership rate76.8%
Housing vacancy rate8.3%
Rent burden 30% or higher75.7%

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 Water Catchment Area

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Water Catchment Area?

Water Catchment Area is ranked #17 of 39 eligible neighborhoods in West Palm Beach; #398 of 1,145 eligible neighborhoods in FL; and #7,432 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Water Catchment Area one of the best neighborhoods in West Palm Beach?

Water Catchment Area has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.5 and a city ranking of #17 of 39 eligible neighborhoods in West Palm Beach.

How much are homes worth in Water Catchment Area?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Water Catchment Area is approximately $491,537.

Are home values rising or falling in Water Catchment Area?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.6% year over year and -0.12% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Water Catchment Area?

Water Catchment Area has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 22.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Water Catchment Area?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $91,432.

How affordable is Water Catchment Area relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.38. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Water Catchment Area primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 76.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Water Catchment Area?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.3%.

How educated are residents of Water Catchment Area?

Approximately 47.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Water Catchment Area face high rent burden?

Approximately 75.7% 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 Water Catchment Area?

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 applications426
Estimated originations205
Home-purchase applications168
Origination rate48.0%
Home-purchase share39.3%
Average application loan$290,217
Total application loan amount$123,763,104
National application rank#701 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 8.3% YoY; originations 0.9% 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.