What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lakeshores?
Lakeshores is ranked #174 of 302 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Wayne; #273 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #3,999 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Lakeshores
Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
60.1
Stability and Strength
56.6
Value Opportunity
57.7
Momentum
69.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Wayne, IN |
| County | Allen County |
| National rank | #3,999 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #273 of 656 |
| City rank | #174 of 302 |
| County rank | #174 of 302 |
| National percentile | 73.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $245,197 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.03% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.03 |
| Median household income | $60,826 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 73.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 31.5% |
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 Lakeshores
Is Lakeshores one of the best neighborhoods in Fort Wayne?
Lakeshores has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 60.1 and a city ranking of #174 of 302 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.
How much are homes worth in Lakeshores?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lakeshores is approximately $245,197.
Are home values rising or falling in Lakeshores?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.0% year over year and -0.03% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lakeshores?
Lakeshores has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 69.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Lakeshores?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $60,826.
How affordable is Lakeshores relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.03. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Lakeshores primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 73.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Lakeshores?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.7%.
How educated are residents of Lakeshores?
Approximately 31.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Lakeshores face high rent burden?
Approximately 31.5% 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 Lakeshores?
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 applications18
Estimated originations11
Home-purchase applications9
Origination rate62.8%
Home-purchase share53.1%
Average application loan$166,460
Total application loan amount$2,936,792
National application rank#11,007 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 10.6% YoY; originations 28.7% 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.