Neighborhood Profile

Central Brambleton

Norfolk, VA | Norfolk City
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
38.6
National rank: #11,424 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
30.3
Score
Value Opportunity
23.8
Score
Momentum
72.6
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationNorfolk, VA
CountyNorfolk City
National rank#11,424 of 14,967
State rank#443 of 518
City rank#94 of 114
County rank#94 of 114
National percentile23.7
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$323,008
Year-over-year home value change3.5%
Month-over-month home value change0.18%
Home value to income ratio8.87
Median household income$36,424
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%
Civilian unemployment rate30.1%
Homeownership rate53.5%
Housing vacancy rate9.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher53.1%

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 Central Brambleton

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central Brambleton?

Central Brambleton is ranked #94 of 114 eligible neighborhoods in Norfolk; #443 of 518 eligible neighborhoods in VA; and #11,424 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Central Brambleton one of the best neighborhoods in Norfolk?

Central Brambleton has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 38.6 and a city ranking of #94 of 114 eligible neighborhoods in Norfolk.

How much are homes worth in Central Brambleton?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central Brambleton is approximately $323,008.

Are home values rising or falling in Central Brambleton?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.5% year over year and 0.18% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central Brambleton?

Central Brambleton has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 72.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Central Brambleton?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $36,424.

How affordable is Central Brambleton relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.87. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Central Brambleton primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 53.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in Central Brambleton?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 30.1%.

How educated are residents of Central Brambleton?

Approximately 50.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Central Brambleton face high rent burden?

Approximately 53.1% 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 Central Brambleton?

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 applications13
Estimated originations7
Home-purchase applications5
Origination rate56.3%
Home-purchase share38.8%
Average application loan$214,196
Total application loan amount$2,834,968
National application rank#11,826 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 7.0% YoY; originations 22.8% 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.