Neighborhood Profile

Lawndale - Wayside

Houston, TX | Harris County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
34.8
National rank: #12,462 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
36.4
Score
Value Opportunity
48.7
Score
Momentum
12.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationHouston, TX
CountyHarris County
National rank#12,462 of 14,967
State rank#1,013 of 1,241
City rank#40 of 87
County rank#41 of 88
National percentile16.8
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$264,325
Year-over-year home value change-3.9%
Month-over-month home value change-0.33%
Home value to income ratio3.93
Median household income$67,260
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%
Civilian unemployment rate7.3%
Homeownership rate49.8%
Housing vacancy rate8.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher46.6%

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 Lawndale - Wayside

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lawndale - Wayside?

Lawndale - Wayside is ranked #40 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Houston; #1,013 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #12,462 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Lawndale - Wayside one of the best neighborhoods in Houston?

Lawndale - Wayside has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 34.8 and a city ranking of #40 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Houston.

How much are homes worth in Lawndale - Wayside?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lawndale - Wayside is approximately $264,325.

Are home values rising or falling in Lawndale - Wayside?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.9% year over year and -0.33% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lawndale - Wayside?

Lawndale - Wayside has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 12.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Lawndale - Wayside?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $67,260.

How affordable is Lawndale - Wayside relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Lawndale - Wayside primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 49.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Lawndale - Wayside?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.3%.

How educated are residents of Lawndale - Wayside?

Approximately 23.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Lawndale - Wayside face high rent burden?

Approximately 46.6% 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 Lawndale - Wayside?

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 applications167
Estimated originations87
Home-purchase applications77
Origination rate52.2%
Home-purchase share46.4%
Average application loan$275,709
Total application loan amount$45,969,870
National application rank#2,625 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 9.9% YoY; originations 32.0% 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.

Texas Current Housing Market

Current housing market in Lawndale - Wayside

A current-market snapshot based on active sale listings observed in the certified National Data System Texas housing refresh.

25
Active listings observed
$350,000
Median asking price
$187.49
Median asking price / sq. ft.
87.0
Median days on market
1,752 sq. ft.
Median home size
Observed asking-price range: $89,900 to $829,000 Newest listing observed: 2026-09-13 19:00:00-05:00
How this current-market geography is determined

Coverage basis: Exact Zillow neighborhood polygon matches.

25 exact polygon matches. Exact Zillow polygon membership and supplemental Census Block Group association remain separate in the governed data. Supplemental associations are not represented as exact Zillow polygon membership.

Current listing observations are separate from BestNeighborhoodsUSA rankings and do not change neighborhood scores, ranks, historical Zillow trends, Census measures, or HMDA mortgage intelligence.