What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Highland Ranch?
Highland Ranch is ranked #92 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Gilbert; #208 of 746 eligible neighborhoods in AZ; and #3,696 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Highland Ranch
Gilbert, AZ | Maricopa County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
61.0
Stability and Strength
68.2
Value Opportunity
70.7
Momentum
35.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Gilbert, AZ |
| County | Maricopa County |
| National rank | #3,696 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #208 of 746 |
| City rank | #92 of 179 |
| County rank | #195 of 546 |
| National percentile | 75.3 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $582,137 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.34% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.63 |
| Median household income | $125,841 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 46.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 56.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 59.8% |
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 Highland Ranch
Is Highland Ranch one of the best neighborhoods in Gilbert?
Highland Ranch has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 61.0 and a city ranking of #92 of 179 eligible neighborhoods in Gilbert.
How much are homes worth in Highland Ranch?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Highland Ranch is approximately $582,137.
Are home values rising or falling in Highland Ranch?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.0% year over year and -0.34% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Highland Ranch?
Highland Ranch has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 35.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Highland Ranch?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $125,841.
How affordable is Highland Ranch relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.63. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Highland Ranch primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 56.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Highland Ranch?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.0%.
How educated are residents of Highland Ranch?
Approximately 46.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Highland Ranch face high rent burden?
Approximately 59.8% 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 Highland Ranch?
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 applications25
Estimated originations16
Home-purchase applications14
Origination rate65.6%
Home-purchase share58.2%
Average application loan$354,204
Total application loan amount$8,708,012
National application rank#9,962 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 62.6% YoY; originations 66.9% 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.