What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Near Westside?
Near Westside is ranked #77 of 82 eligible neighborhoods in Indianapolis; #636 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #13,998 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Near Westside
Indianapolis, IN | Marion County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
26.6
Stability and Strength
22.9
Value Opportunity
47.9
Momentum
2.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Indianapolis, IN |
| County | Marion County |
| National rank | #13,998 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #636 of 656 |
| City rank | #77 of 82 |
| County rank | #77 of 82 |
| National percentile | 6.5 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $115,891 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -7.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.99% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.55 |
| Median household income | $45,480 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.6% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 53.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 15.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 56.6% |
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 Near Westside
Is Near Westside one of the best neighborhoods in Indianapolis?
Near Westside has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 26.6 and a city ranking of #77 of 82 eligible neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
How much are homes worth in Near Westside?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Near Westside is approximately $115,891.
Are home values rising or falling in Near Westside?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -7.5% year over year and -0.99% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Near Westside?
Near Westside has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 2.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Near Westside?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $45,480.
How affordable is Near Westside relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.55. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Near Westside primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 53.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Near Westside?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.5%.
How educated are residents of Near Westside?
Approximately 17.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Near Westside face high rent burden?
Approximately 56.6% 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 Near Westside?
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 applications496
Estimated originations237
Home-purchase applications253
Origination rate47.7%
Home-purchase share51.1%
Average application loan$160,602
Total application loan amount$79,624,284
National application rank#560 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 7.9% YoY; originations -10.2% 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.