What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for The Willows?
The Willows is ranked #7 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Menlo Park; #367 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #3,706 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
The Willows
Menlo Park, CA | San Mateo County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
61.0
Stability and Strength
64.7
Value Opportunity
36.1
Momentum
89.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Menlo Park, CA |
| County | San Mateo County |
| National rank | #3,706 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #367 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #7 of 15 |
| County rank | #34 of 82 |
| 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 | $2,986,318 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 1.47% |
| Home value to income ratio | 40.05 |
| Median household income | $74,566 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 87.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 78.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 33.1% |
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 The Willows
Is The Willows one of the best neighborhoods in Menlo Park?
The Willows has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 61.0 and a city ranking of #7 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Menlo Park.
How much are homes worth in The Willows?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for The Willows is approximately $2,986,318.
Are home values rising or falling in The Willows?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.9% year over year and 1.47% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for The Willows?
The Willows has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 89.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in The Willows?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $74,566.
How affordable is The Willows relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 40.05. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is The Willows primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 78.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in The Willows?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.5%.
How educated are residents of The Willows?
Approximately 87.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in The Willows face high rent burden?
Approximately 33.1% 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 The Willows?
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 applications75
Estimated originations45
Home-purchase applications30
Origination rate60.8%
Home-purchase share39.8%
Average application loan$1,421,200
Total application loan amount$106,100,901
National application rank#5,520 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -4.2% YoY; originations 2.0% 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.