What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Prairie Hills?
Prairie Hills is ranked #55 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Madison; #163 of 394 eligible neighborhoods in WI; and #3,861 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Prairie Hills
Madison, WI | Dane County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
60.5
Stability and Strength
61.2
Value Opportunity
50.8
Momentum
72.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Madison, WI |
| County | Dane County |
| National rank | #3,861 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #163 of 394 |
| City rank | #55 of 87 |
| County rank | #57 of 89 |
| National percentile | 74.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $433,910 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.01% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.87 |
| Median household income | $73,978 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 67.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 24.7% |
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 Prairie Hills
Is Prairie Hills one of the best neighborhoods in Madison?
Prairie Hills has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 60.5 and a city ranking of #55 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Madison.
How much are homes worth in Prairie Hills?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Prairie Hills is approximately $433,910.
Are home values rising or falling in Prairie Hills?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.6% year over year and 0.01% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Prairie Hills?
Prairie Hills has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 72.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Prairie Hills?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $73,978.
How affordable is Prairie Hills relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.87. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Prairie Hills primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 67.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Prairie Hills?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.4%.
How educated are residents of Prairie Hills?
Approximately 42.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Prairie Hills face high rent burden?
Approximately 24.7% 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 Prairie Hills?
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 applications90
Estimated originations69
Home-purchase applications36
Origination rate76.0%
Home-purchase share39.9%
Average application loan$198,098
Total application loan amount$17,901,493
National application rank#4,739 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -8.3% YoY; originations -7.9% 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.