Neighborhood Profile

Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing

Houston, TX | Harris County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
32.3
National rank: #13,021 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
28.3
Score
Value Opportunity
41.1
Score
Momentum
26.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationHouston, TX
CountyHarris County
National rank#13,021 of 14,967
State rank#1,052 of 1,241
City rank#45 of 87
County rank#46 of 88
National percentile13.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$280,634
Year-over-year home value change-1.7%
Month-over-month home value change-0.19%
Home value to income ratio5.06
Median household income$55,422
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%
Civilian unemployment rate5.6%
Homeownership rate15.4%
Housing vacancy rate8.3%
Rent burden 30% or higher61.5%

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 Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing is ranked #45 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Houston; #1,052 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #13,021 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing one of the best neighborhoods in Houston?

Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 32.3 and a city ranking of #45 of 87 eligible neighborhoods in Houston.

How much are homes worth in Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing is approximately $280,634.

Are home values rising or falling in Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.7% year over year and -0.19% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 26.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $55,422.

How affordable is Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.06. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 15.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.6%.

How educated are residents of Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

Approximately 24.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing face high rent burden?

Approximately 61.5% 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 Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing?

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 applications172
Estimated originations75
Home-purchase applications97
Origination rate43.5%
Home-purchase share56.4%
Average application loan$393,410
Total application loan amount$67,501,881
National application rank#2,531 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -22.2% YoY; originations -14.8% 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.

Texas Current Housing Market

Current housing market in Fairbanks - Northwest Crossing

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

19
Active listings observed
$295,000
Median asking price
$169.17
Median asking price / sq. ft.
11.0
Median days on market
1,800 sq. ft.
Median home size
Observed asking-price range: $142,500 to $1,389,000 Newest listing observed: 2026-09-15 19:00:00-05:00
How this current-market geography is determined

Coverage basis: Exact neighborhood matches plus strong Census Block Group associations.

18 exact polygon matches; 1 strong supplemental association. 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.