What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Pearl?
West Pearl is ranked #40 of 54 eligible neighborhoods in Boulder; #272 of 486 eligible neighborhoods in CO; and #6,713 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Pearl
Boulder, CO | Boulder County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.5
Stability and Strength
59.8
Value Opportunity
48.1
Momentum
46.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Boulder, CO |
| County | Boulder County |
| National rank | #6,713 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #272 of 486 |
| City rank | #40 of 54 |
| County rank | #42 of 65 |
| National percentile | 55.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,303,899 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.05% |
| Home value to income ratio | 11.15 |
| Median household income | $116,941 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 75.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 36.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 56.0% |
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 West Pearl
Is West Pearl one of the best neighborhoods in Boulder?
West Pearl has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.5 and a city ranking of #40 of 54 eligible neighborhoods in Boulder.
How much are homes worth in West Pearl?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Pearl is approximately $1,303,899.
Are home values rising or falling in West Pearl?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.1% year over year and 0.05% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Pearl?
West Pearl has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 46.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Pearl?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $116,941.
How affordable is West Pearl relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.15. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Pearl primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 36.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Pearl?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.5%.
How educated are residents of West Pearl?
Approximately 75.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Pearl face high rent burden?
Approximately 56.0% 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 West Pearl?
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 applications10
Estimated originations5
Home-purchase applications4
Origination rate53.8%
Home-purchase share43.8%
Average application loan$829,555
Total application loan amount$8,174,138
National application rank#12,539 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 20.7% YoY; originations 11.0% 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.