What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Celia Saxon?
Celia Saxon is ranked #67 of 77 eligible neighborhoods in Columbia; #138 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in SC; and #13,358 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Celia Saxon
Columbia, SC | Richland County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.8
Stability and Strength
18.0
Value Opportunity
20.6
Momentum
65.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbia, SC |
| County | Richland County |
| National rank | #13,358 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #138 of 160 |
| City rank | #67 of 77 |
| County rank | #67 of 77 |
| National percentile | 10.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $166,754 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 6.7% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.42% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.85 |
| Median household income | $24,354 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 30.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 24.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 9.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 38.6% |
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 Celia Saxon
Is Celia Saxon one of the best neighborhoods in Columbia?
Celia Saxon has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.8 and a city ranking of #67 of 77 eligible neighborhoods in Columbia.
How much are homes worth in Celia Saxon?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Celia Saxon is approximately $166,754.
Are home values rising or falling in Celia Saxon?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 6.7% year over year and -1.42% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Celia Saxon?
Celia Saxon has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 65.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Celia Saxon?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $24,354.
How affordable is Celia Saxon relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.85. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Celia Saxon primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 24.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Celia Saxon?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 30.4%.
How educated are residents of Celia Saxon?
Approximately 20.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Celia Saxon face high rent burden?
Approximately 38.6% 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 Celia Saxon?
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 applications5
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate46.3%
Home-purchase share42.4%
Average application loan$144,623
Total application loan amount$786,111
National application rank#13,644 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 72.0% YoY; originations 135.3% 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.