Neighborhood Profile

Northwest Hillsdale

San Mateo, CA | San Mateo County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
70.0
National rank: #1,351 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
77.6
Score
Value Opportunity
49.2
Score
Momentum
86.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Mateo, CA
CountySan Mateo County
National rank#1,351 of 14,967
State rank#84 of 1,814
City rank#5 of 33
County rank#9 of 82
National percentile91.0
National bandTOP_10_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,189,279
Year-over-year home value change6.4%
Month-over-month home value change0.33%
Home value to income ratio10.86
Median household income$201,501
Bachelor's degree or higher68.8%
Civilian unemployment rate5.6%
Homeownership rate95.2%
Housing vacancy rate7.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher32.1%

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 Northwest Hillsdale

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Northwest Hillsdale?

Northwest Hillsdale is ranked #5 of 33 eligible neighborhoods in San Mateo; #84 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #1,351 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Northwest Hillsdale one of the best neighborhoods in San Mateo?

Northwest Hillsdale has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 70.0 and a city ranking of #5 of 33 eligible neighborhoods in San Mateo.

How much are homes worth in Northwest Hillsdale?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Northwest Hillsdale is approximately $2,189,279.

Are home values rising or falling in Northwest Hillsdale?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 6.4% year over year and 0.33% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Northwest Hillsdale?

Northwest Hillsdale has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 86.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Northwest Hillsdale?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $201,501.

How affordable is Northwest Hillsdale relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.86. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Northwest Hillsdale primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 95.2%.

What is the unemployment rate in Northwest Hillsdale?

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

How educated are residents of Northwest Hillsdale?

Approximately 68.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Northwest Hillsdale face high rent burden?

Approximately 32.1% 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 Northwest Hillsdale?

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 applications46
Estimated originations31
Home-purchase applications25
Origination rate66.7%
Home-purchase share54.3%
Average application loan$1,031,888
Total application loan amount$47,914,433
National application rank#7,544 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -8.9% YoY; originations 0.1% 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.