Neighborhood Profile

North Highlands

Sacramento, CA | Sacramento County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
34.9
National rank: #12,416 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
32.5
Score
Value Opportunity
36.0
Score
Momentum
37.3
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSacramento, CA
CountySacramento County
National rank#12,416 of 14,967
State rank#1,533 of 1,814
City rank#74 of 101
County rank#113 of 144
National percentile17.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$402,811
Year-over-year home value change-0.7%
Month-over-month home value change-0.06%
Home value to income ratio6.20
Median household income$65,016
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%
Civilian unemployment rate6.3%
Homeownership rate48.8%
Housing vacancy rate5.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher64.2%

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 North Highlands

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for North Highlands?

North Highlands is ranked #74 of 101 eligible neighborhoods in Sacramento; #1,533 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #12,416 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is North Highlands one of the best neighborhoods in Sacramento?

North Highlands has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 34.9 and a city ranking of #74 of 101 eligible neighborhoods in Sacramento.

How much are homes worth in North Highlands?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for North Highlands is approximately $402,811.

Are home values rising or falling in North Highlands?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.7% year over year and -0.06% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for North Highlands?

North Highlands has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 37.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in North Highlands?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $65,016.

How affordable is North Highlands relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.20. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is North Highlands primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 48.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in North Highlands?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.3%.

How educated are residents of North Highlands?

Approximately 15.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

Approximately 64.2% 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 North 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 applications1,142
Estimated originations621
Home-purchase applications527
Origination rate54.3%
Home-purchase share46.1%
Average application loan$265,713
Total application loan amount$303,523,642
National application rank#141 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 25.0% YoY; originations 27.8% 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.