Neighborhood Profile

Westwood Highlands

San Francisco, CA | San Francisco County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
77.3
National rank: #413 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
81.5
Score
Value Opportunity
56.5
Score
Momentum
99.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Francisco, CA
CountySan Francisco County
National rank#413 of 14,967
State rank#10 of 1,814
City rank#4 of 71
County rank#4 of 71
National percentile97.2
National bandTOP_5_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,199,214
Year-over-year home value change15.4%
Month-over-month home value change2.14%
Home value to income ratio10.84
Median household income$202,826
Bachelor's degree or higher75.4%
Civilian unemployment rate3.2%
Homeownership rate83.6%
Housing vacancy rate3.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher49.9%

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 Westwood Highlands

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Westwood Highlands?

Westwood Highlands is ranked #4 of 71 eligible neighborhoods in San Francisco; #10 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #413 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Westwood Highlands one of the best neighborhoods in San Francisco?

Westwood Highlands has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 77.3 and a city ranking of #4 of 71 eligible neighborhoods in San Francisco.

How much are homes worth in Westwood Highlands?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Westwood Highlands is approximately $2,199,214.

Are home values rising or falling in Westwood Highlands?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 15.4% year over year and 2.14% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Westwood Highlands?

Westwood Highlands has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 99.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Westwood Highlands?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $202,826.

How affordable is Westwood Highlands relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.84. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Westwood Highlands primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 83.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Westwood Highlands?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.2%.

How educated are residents of Westwood Highlands?

Approximately 75.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Westwood Highlands face high rent burden?

Approximately 49.9% 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 Westwood Highlands?

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 applications49
Estimated originations31
Home-purchase applications22
Origination rate63.1%
Home-purchase share45.6%
Average application loan$795,391
Total application loan amount$38,996,273
National application rank#7,304 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 22.8% YoY; originations 17.9% 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.