Neighborhood Profile

Southwest Hilltop

Columbus, OH | Franklin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.7
National rank: #10,157 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
35.4
Score
Value Opportunity
50.2
Score
Momentum
43.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationColumbus, OH
CountyFranklin County
National rank#10,157 of 14,967
State rank#276 of 481
City rank#124 of 202
County rank#136 of 215
National percentile32.2
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$217,772
Year-over-year home value change1.2%
Month-over-month home value change-0.45%
Home value to income ratio3.48
Median household income$62,647
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%
Civilian unemployment rate7.8%
Homeownership rate67.4%
Housing vacancy rate8.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher56.7%

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 Southwest Hilltop

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Southwest Hilltop?

Southwest Hilltop is ranked #124 of 202 eligible neighborhoods in Columbus; #276 of 481 eligible neighborhoods in OH; and #10,157 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Southwest Hilltop one of the best neighborhoods in Columbus?

Southwest Hilltop has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.7 and a city ranking of #124 of 202 eligible neighborhoods in Columbus.

How much are homes worth in Southwest Hilltop?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Southwest Hilltop is approximately $217,772.

Are home values rising or falling in Southwest Hilltop?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.2% year over year and -0.45% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Southwest Hilltop?

Southwest Hilltop has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 43.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Southwest Hilltop?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $62,647.

How affordable is Southwest Hilltop relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.48. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Southwest Hilltop primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 67.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Southwest Hilltop?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.8%.

How educated are residents of Southwest Hilltop?

Approximately 21.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Southwest Hilltop face high rent burden?

Approximately 56.7% 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 Southwest Hilltop?

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 applications177
Estimated originations92
Home-purchase applications76
Origination rate51.9%
Home-purchase share43.2%
Average application loan$143,717
Total application loan amount$25,423,031
National application rank#2,437 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 33.2% YoY; originations 18.2% 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.