What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights is ranked #94 of 202 eligible neighborhoods in Columbus; #193 of 481 eligible neighborhoods in OH; and #7,167 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Walnut Heights
Columbus, OH | Franklin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
51.3
Stability and Strength
48.1
Value Opportunity
60.5
Momentum
43.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| County | Franklin County |
| National rank | #7,167 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #193 of 481 |
| City rank | #94 of 202 |
| County rank | #105 of 215 |
| National percentile | 52.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $250,300 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.25% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.70 |
| Median household income | $67,599 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 57.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 3.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 56.5% |
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 Walnut Heights
Is Walnut Heights one of the best neighborhoods in Columbus?
Walnut Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 51.3 and a city ranking of #94 of 202 eligible neighborhoods in Columbus.
How much are homes worth in Walnut Heights?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Walnut Heights is approximately $250,300.
Are home values rising or falling in Walnut Heights?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.8% year over year and -0.25% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 43.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Walnut Heights?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $67,599.
How affordable is Walnut Heights relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.70. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Walnut Heights primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 57.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Walnut Heights?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.4%.
How educated are residents of Walnut Heights?
Approximately 21.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Walnut Heights face high rent burden?
Approximately 56.5% 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 Walnut Heights?
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 applications411
Estimated originations228
Home-purchase applications167
Origination rate55.4%
Home-purchase share40.7%
Average application loan$171,115
Total application loan amount$70,375,485
National application rank#754 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -7.8% YoY; originations -12.0% 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.