Neighborhood Profile

Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace

Columbia, SC | Richland County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
57.6
National rank: #4,834 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
50.0
Score
Value Opportunity
64.4
Score
Momentum
60.2
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationColumbia, SC
CountyRichland County
National rank#4,834 of 14,967
State rank#55 of 160
City rank#28 of 77
County rank#28 of 77
National percentile67.7
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$205,250
Year-over-year home value change2.1%
Month-over-month home value change0.03%
Home value to income ratio3.42
Median household income$60,052
Bachelor's degree or higher58.6%
Civilian unemployment rate0.5%
Homeownership rate23.1%
Housing vacancy rate23.2%
Rent burden 30% or higher43.1%

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 Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace is ranked #28 of 77 eligible neighborhoods in Columbia; #55 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in SC; and #4,834 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace one of the best neighborhoods in Columbia?

Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 57.6 and a city ranking of #28 of 77 eligible neighborhoods in Columbia.

How much are homes worth in Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace is approximately $205,250.

Are home values rising or falling in Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.1% year over year and 0.03% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 60.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $60,052.

How affordable is Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.42. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 23.1%.

What is the unemployment rate in Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.5%.

How educated are residents of Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

Approximately 58.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace face high rent burden?

Approximately 43.1% 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 Brandon Acres - Cedar Terrace?

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 applications23
Estimated originations15
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate64.7%
Home-purchase share52.9%
Average application loan$262,181
Total application loan amount$6,039,969
National application rank#10,173 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -1.5% YoY; originations 8.2% 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.