What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Willow Creek?
Willow Creek is ranked #96 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #222 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #9,748 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Willow Creek
Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
43.9
Stability and Strength
32.6
Value Opportunity
45.8
Momentum
59.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas City, MO |
| County | Jackson County |
| National rank | #9,748 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #222 of 331 |
| City rank | #96 of 143 |
| County rank | #126 of 183 |
| National percentile | 34.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $250,971 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.22% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.72 |
| Median household income | $53,157 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 23.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 63.9% |
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 Willow Creek
Is Willow Creek one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?
Willow Creek has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 43.9 and a city ranking of #96 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.
How much are homes worth in Willow Creek?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Willow Creek is approximately $250,971.
Are home values rising or falling in Willow Creek?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.2% year over year and 0.22% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Willow Creek?
Willow Creek has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Willow Creek?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $53,157.
How affordable is Willow Creek relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.72. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Willow Creek primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 23.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Willow Creek?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.1%.
How educated are residents of Willow Creek?
Approximately 29.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Willow Creek face high rent burden?
Approximately 63.9% 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 Willow Creek?
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 applications81
Estimated originations44
Home-purchase applications33
Origination rate54.4%
Home-purchase share40.8%
Average application loan$163,765
Total application loan amount$13,323,660
National application rank#5,159 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 32.5% YoY; originations 32.9% 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.