What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Southern Dunes?
Southern Dunes is ranked #43 of 82 eligible neighborhoods in Indianapolis; #455 of 656 eligible neighborhoods in IN; and #8,194 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Southern Dunes
Indianapolis, IN | Marion County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.4
Stability and Strength
54.8
Value Opportunity
50.1
Momentum
36.0
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 | #8,194 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #455 of 656 |
| City rank | #43 of 82 |
| County rank | #43 of 82 |
| National percentile | 45.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $276,558 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.37% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.13 |
| Median household income | $53,915 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 71.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 39.3% |
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 Southern Dunes
Is Southern Dunes one of the best neighborhoods in Indianapolis?
Southern Dunes has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.4 and a city ranking of #43 of 82 eligible neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
How much are homes worth in Southern Dunes?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Southern Dunes is approximately $276,558.
Are home values rising or falling in Southern Dunes?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.0% year over year and -0.37% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Southern Dunes?
Southern Dunes has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 36.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Southern Dunes?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $53,915.
How affordable is Southern Dunes relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.13. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Southern Dunes primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 71.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Southern Dunes?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.0%.
How educated are residents of Southern Dunes?
Approximately 34.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Southern Dunes face high rent burden?
Approximately 39.3% 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 Southern Dunes?
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 applications163
Estimated originations102
Home-purchase applications72
Origination rate62.4%
Home-purchase share44.3%
Average application loan$168,088
Total application loan amount$27,429,510
National application rank#2,675 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -7.4% YoY; originations -6.2% 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.