Neighborhood Profile

St. Claire Gardens

Palo Alto, CA | Santa Clara County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
71.6
National rank: #1,073 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
76.6
Score
Value Opportunity
52.6
Score
Momentum
90.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationPalo Alto, CA
CountySanta Clara County
National rank#1,073 of 14,967
State rank#56 of 1,814
City rank#4 of 26
County rank#7 of 95
National percentile92.8
National bandTOP_10_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$3,760,101
Year-over-year home value change6.5%
Month-over-month home value change0.52%
Home value to income ratio17.89
Median household income$210,224
Bachelor's degree or higher89.1%
Civilian unemployment rate2.0%
Homeownership rate73.0%
Housing vacancy rate9.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher65.6%

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 St. Claire Gardens

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for St. Claire Gardens?

St. Claire Gardens is ranked #4 of 26 eligible neighborhoods in Palo Alto; #56 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #1,073 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is St. Claire Gardens one of the best neighborhoods in Palo Alto?

St. Claire Gardens has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 71.6 and a city ranking of #4 of 26 eligible neighborhoods in Palo Alto.

How much are homes worth in St. Claire Gardens?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for St. Claire Gardens is approximately $3,760,101.

Are home values rising or falling in St. Claire Gardens?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 6.5% year over year and 0.52% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for St. Claire Gardens?

St. Claire Gardens has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 90.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in St. Claire Gardens?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $210,224.

How affordable is St. Claire Gardens relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 17.89. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is St. Claire Gardens primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 73.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in St. Claire Gardens?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.0%.

How educated are residents of St. Claire Gardens?

Approximately 89.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in St. Claire Gardens face high rent burden?

Approximately 65.6% 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 St. Claire Gardens?

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 applications3
Estimated originations2
Home-purchase applications1
Origination rate57.9%
Home-purchase share42.2%
Average application loan$1,497,908
Total application loan amount$5,182,033
National application rank#14,169 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.4% YoY; originations -19.8% 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.