Neighborhood Profile

Sunset Lake Estates

Clearwater, FL | Pinellas County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
50.3
National rank: #7,514 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
52.6
Score
Value Opportunity
53.5
Score
Momentum
42.0
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationClearwater, FL
CountyPinellas County
National rank#7,514 of 14,967
State rank#407 of 1,145
City rank#23 of 37
County rank#66 of 144
National percentile49.8
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$422,587
Year-over-year home value change-1.4%
Month-over-month home value change0.30%
Home value to income ratio5.45
Median household income$77,530
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%
Civilian unemployment rate0.8%
Homeownership rate49.4%
Housing vacancy rate9.3%
Rent burden 30% or higher61.0%

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 Sunset Lake Estates

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sunset Lake Estates?

Sunset Lake Estates is ranked #23 of 37 eligible neighborhoods in Clearwater; #407 of 1,145 eligible neighborhoods in FL; and #7,514 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Sunset Lake Estates one of the best neighborhoods in Clearwater?

Sunset Lake Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 50.3 and a city ranking of #23 of 37 eligible neighborhoods in Clearwater.

How much are homes worth in Sunset Lake Estates?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sunset Lake Estates is approximately $422,587.

Are home values rising or falling in Sunset Lake Estates?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.4% year over year and 0.30% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sunset Lake Estates?

Sunset Lake Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 42.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Sunset Lake Estates?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $77,530.

How affordable is Sunset Lake Estates relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.45. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Sunset Lake Estates primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 49.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Sunset Lake Estates?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.8%.

How educated are residents of Sunset Lake Estates?

Approximately 40.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Sunset Lake Estates face high rent burden?

Approximately 61.0% 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 Sunset Lake Estates?

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 applications29
Estimated originations13
Home-purchase applications13
Origination rate45.3%
Home-purchase share46.6%
Average application loan$232,137
Total application loan amount$6,618,845
National application rank#9,443 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 17.6% YoY; originations 5.0% 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.