Neighborhood Profile

Southeast Mill Creek

Salem, OR | Marion County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.3
National rank: #10,305 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
40.5
Score
Value Opportunity
38.5
Score
Momentum
50.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSalem, OR
CountyMarion County
National rank#10,305 of 14,967
State rank#207 of 254
City rank#9 of 18
County rank#9 of 18
National percentile31.2
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$441,169
Year-over-year home value change0.3%
Month-over-month home value change0.13%
Home value to income ratio6.35
Median household income$69,436
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%
Civilian unemployment rate5.6%
Homeownership rate63.1%
Housing vacancy rate3.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher57.5%

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 Southeast Mill Creek

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Southeast Mill Creek?

Southeast Mill Creek is ranked #9 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Salem; #207 of 254 eligible neighborhoods in OR; and #10,305 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Southeast Mill Creek one of the best neighborhoods in Salem?

Southeast Mill Creek has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.3 and a city ranking of #9 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Salem.

How much are homes worth in Southeast Mill Creek?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Southeast Mill Creek is approximately $441,169.

Are home values rising or falling in Southeast Mill Creek?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.3% year over year and 0.13% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Southeast Mill Creek?

Southeast Mill Creek has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 50.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Southeast Mill Creek?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $69,436.

How affordable is Southeast Mill Creek relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.35. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Southeast Mill Creek primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 63.1%.

What is the unemployment rate in Southeast Mill Creek?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.6%.

How educated are residents of Southeast Mill Creek?

Approximately 14.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Southeast Mill Creek face high rent burden?

Approximately 57.5% 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 Southeast Mill Creek?

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 applications172
Estimated originations81
Home-purchase applications93
Origination rate47.1%
Home-purchase share54.0%
Average application loan$230,130
Total application loan amount$39,543,794
National application rank#2,528 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.3% YoY; originations -4.4% 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.