Neighborhood Profile

Winston Lake Estates

Winston-Salem, NC | Forsyth County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
13.9
National rank: #14,890 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
16.7
Score
Value Opportunity
13.2
Score
Momentum
10.4
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationWinston-Salem, NC
CountyForsyth County
National rank#14,890 of 14,967
State rank#531 of 535
City rank#182 of 185
County rank#186 of 189
National percentile0.5
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$286,552
Year-over-year home value change-3.8%
Month-over-month home value change-0.56%
Home value to income ratio12.89
Median household income$22,225
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%
Civilian unemployment rate6.6%
Homeownership rate40.6%
Housing vacancy rate11.2%
Rent burden 30% or higher65.5%

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 Winston Lake Estates

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Winston Lake Estates?

Winston Lake Estates is ranked #182 of 185 eligible neighborhoods in Winston-Salem; #531 of 535 eligible neighborhoods in NC; and #14,890 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

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

Winston Lake Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 13.9 and a city ranking of #182 of 185 eligible neighborhoods in Winston-Salem.

How much are homes worth in Winston Lake Estates?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Winston Lake Estates is approximately $286,552.

Are home values rising or falling in Winston Lake Estates?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.8% year over year and -0.56% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Winston Lake Estates?

Winston Lake Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 10.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Winston Lake Estates?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $22,225.

How affordable is Winston Lake Estates relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 12.89. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Winston Lake Estates primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 40.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Winston Lake Estates?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.6%.

How educated are residents of Winston Lake Estates?

Approximately 7.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Winston Lake Estates face high rent burden?

Approximately 65.5% 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 Winston Lake 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 applications10
Estimated originations5
Home-purchase applications3
Origination rate47.9%
Home-purchase share29.9%
Average application loan$135,722
Total application loan amount$1,356,312
National application rank#12,503 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 6.0% YoY; originations -4.1% 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.