What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Kew Gardens Hills?
Kew Gardens Hills is ranked #111 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #234 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #8,105 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Kew Gardens Hills
New York, NY | Queens County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.7
Stability and Strength
43.7
Value Opportunity
31.1
Momentum
81.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY |
| County | Queens County |
| National rank | #8,105 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #234 of 418 |
| City rank | #111 of 199 |
| County rank | #27 of 48 |
| National percentile | 45.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,026,625 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 5.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.15% |
| Home value to income ratio | 15.37 |
| Median household income | $66,789 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 46.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 55.1% |
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 Kew Gardens Hills
Is Kew Gardens Hills one of the best neighborhoods in New York?
Kew Gardens Hills has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.7 and a city ranking of #111 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.
How much are homes worth in Kew Gardens Hills?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Kew Gardens Hills is approximately $1,026,625.
Are home values rising or falling in Kew Gardens Hills?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.8% year over year and 0.15% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Kew Gardens Hills?
Kew Gardens Hills has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 81.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Kew Gardens Hills?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $66,789.
How affordable is Kew Gardens Hills relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 15.37. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Kew Gardens Hills primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 46.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Kew Gardens Hills?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.7%.
How educated are residents of Kew Gardens Hills?
Approximately 43.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Kew Gardens Hills face high rent burden?
Approximately 55.1% 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 Kew Gardens Hills?
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 applications397
Estimated originations218
Home-purchase applications252
Origination rate54.9%
Home-purchase share63.4%
Average application loan$455,774
Total application loan amount$181,115,781
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage82.2%
Recent trend: Applications 2.3% YoY; originations -6.0% 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.