Neighborhood Profile

Colonial Estates

Winston-Salem, NC | Forsyth County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.3
National rank: #10,304 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
36.1
Score
Value Opportunity
40.5
Score
Momentum
54.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationWinston-Salem, NC
CountyForsyth County
National rank#10,304 of 14,967
State rank#354 of 535
City rank#119 of 185
County rank#123 of 189
National percentile31.2
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$243,578
Year-over-year home value change1.8%
Month-over-month home value change-0.08%
Home value to income ratio5.58
Median household income$43,682
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%
Civilian unemployment rate0.0%
Homeownership rate34.3%
Housing vacancy rate22.9%
Rent burden 30% or higher55.4%

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 Colonial Estates

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Colonial Estates?

Colonial Estates is ranked #119 of 185 eligible neighborhoods in Winston-Salem; #354 of 535 eligible neighborhoods in NC; and #10,304 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Colonial Estates one of the best neighborhoods in Winston-Salem?

Colonial Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.3 and a city ranking of #119 of 185 eligible neighborhoods in Winston-Salem.

How much are homes worth in Colonial Estates?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Colonial Estates is approximately $243,578.

Are home values rising or falling in Colonial Estates?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.8% year over year and -0.08% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Colonial Estates?

Colonial Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 54.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Colonial Estates?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $43,682.

How affordable is Colonial Estates relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.58. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Colonial Estates primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 34.3%.

What is the unemployment rate in Colonial Estates?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.

How educated are residents of Colonial Estates?

Approximately 21.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Colonial Estates face high rent burden?

Approximately 55.4% 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 Colonial Estates?

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 applications28
Estimated originations15
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate55.6%
Home-purchase share45.1%
Average application loan$255,168
Total application loan amount$7,032,725
National application rank#9,564 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 9.4% YoY; originations 9.0% 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.