Neighborhood Profile

Upper Washington Avenue

Albany, NY | Albany County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
67.8
National rank: #1,799 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
60.2
Score
Value Opportunity
71.2
Score
Momentum
75.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationAlbany, NY
CountyAlbany County
National rank#1,799 of 14,967
State rank#38 of 418
City rank#7 of 26
County rank#7 of 26
National percentile88.0
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$314,946
Year-over-year home value change3.6%
Month-over-month home value change0.27%
Home value to income ratio3.04
Median household income$103,608
Bachelor's degree or higher63.3%
Civilian unemployment rate3.7%
Homeownership rate60.0%
Housing vacancy rate20.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher48.9%

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 Upper Washington Avenue

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Upper Washington Avenue?

Upper Washington Avenue is ranked #7 of 26 eligible neighborhoods in Albany; #38 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #1,799 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Upper Washington Avenue one of the best neighborhoods in Albany?

Upper Washington Avenue has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 67.8 and a city ranking of #7 of 26 eligible neighborhoods in Albany.

How much are homes worth in Upper Washington Avenue?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Upper Washington Avenue is approximately $314,946.

Are home values rising or falling in Upper Washington Avenue?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.6% year over year and 0.27% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Upper Washington Avenue?

Upper Washington Avenue has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 75.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Upper Washington Avenue?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $103,608.

How affordable is Upper Washington Avenue relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.04. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Upper Washington Avenue primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 60.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Upper Washington Avenue?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.7%.

How educated are residents of Upper Washington Avenue?

Approximately 63.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Upper Washington Avenue face high rent burden?

Approximately 48.9% 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 Upper Washington Avenue?

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 applications19
Estimated originations13
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate69.2%
Home-purchase share65.8%
Average application loan$235,908
Total application loan amount$4,391,428
National application rank#10,852 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -4.2% YoY; originations 2.9% 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.