What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Helena West Side?
Helena West Side is ranked #3 of 10 eligible neighborhoods in Helena; #8 of 44 eligible neighborhoods in MT; and #2,511 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Helena West Side
Helena, MT | Lewis and Clark County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
65.0
Stability and Strength
75.0
Value Opportunity
57.4
Momentum
59.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Helena, MT |
| County | Lewis and Clark County |
| National rank | #2,511 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #8 of 44 |
| City rank | #3 of 10 |
| County rank | #3 of 10 |
| National percentile | 83.2 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $512,237 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.05% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.55 |
| Median household income | $78,152 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 55.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 0.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 77.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 1.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 12.3% |
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 Helena West Side
Is Helena West Side one of the best neighborhoods in Helena?
Helena West Side has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 65.0 and a city ranking of #3 of 10 eligible neighborhoods in Helena.
How much are homes worth in Helena West Side?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Helena West Side is approximately $512,237.
Are home values rising or falling in Helena West Side?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.0% year over year and 0.05% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Helena West Side?
Helena West Side has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Helena West Side?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $78,152.
How affordable is Helena West Side relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.55. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Helena West Side primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 77.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Helena West Side?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.2%.
How educated are residents of Helena West Side?
Approximately 55.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Helena West Side face high rent burden?
Approximately 12.3% 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 Helena West Side?
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 applications43
Estimated originations29
Home-purchase applications21
Origination rate67.3%
Home-purchase share48.3%
Average application loan$243,545
Total application loan amount$10,586,250
National application rank#7,798 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 23.5% YoY; originations 28.4% 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.