Neighborhood Profile

North Beach-Blue Ridge

Seattle, WA | King County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
64.2
National rank: #2,682 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
83.8
Score
Value Opportunity
59.3
Score
Momentum
39.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSeattle, WA
CountyKing County
National rank#2,682 of 14,967
State rank#30 of 533
City rank#6 of 88
County rank#12 of 287
National percentile82.1
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,507,163
Year-over-year home value change-1.1%
Month-over-month home value change0.13%
Home value to income ratio8.10
Median household income$185,992
Bachelor's degree or higher74.0%
Civilian unemployment rate3.2%
Homeownership rate86.4%
Housing vacancy rate4.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher31.1%

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 North Beach-Blue Ridge

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for North Beach-Blue Ridge?

North Beach-Blue Ridge is ranked #6 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Seattle; #30 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #2,682 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is North Beach-Blue Ridge one of the best neighborhoods in Seattle?

North Beach-Blue Ridge has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 64.2 and a city ranking of #6 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Seattle.

How much are homes worth in North Beach-Blue Ridge?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for North Beach-Blue Ridge is approximately $1,507,163.

Are home values rising or falling in North Beach-Blue Ridge?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.1% year over year and 0.13% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for North Beach-Blue Ridge?

North Beach-Blue Ridge has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 39.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in North Beach-Blue Ridge?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $185,992.

How affordable is North Beach-Blue Ridge relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.10. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is North Beach-Blue Ridge primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 86.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in North Beach-Blue Ridge?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.2%.

How educated are residents of North Beach-Blue Ridge?

Approximately 74.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in North Beach-Blue Ridge face high rent burden?

Approximately 31.1% 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 North Beach-Blue Ridge?

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 applications81
Estimated originations58
Home-purchase applications38
Origination rate71.0%
Home-purchase share46.6%
Average application loan$635,807
Total application loan amount$51,688,876
National application rank#5,166 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -6.0% YoY; originations 1.7% 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.