Neighborhood Profile

Central State Street

Schenectady, NY | Schenectady County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.4
National rank: #8,195 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
29.7
Score
Value Opportunity
46.3
Score
Momentum
81.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSchenectady, NY
CountySchenectady County
National rank#8,195 of 14,967
State rank#240 of 418
City rank#8 of 13
County rank#8 of 13
National percentile45.3
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$216,327
Year-over-year home value change5.4%
Month-over-month home value change0.22%
Home value to income ratio3.91
Median household income$55,370
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
Civilian unemployment rate13.7%
Homeownership rate51.0%
Housing vacancy rate2.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher56.9%

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 Central State Street

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central State Street?

Central State Street is ranked #8 of 13 eligible neighborhoods in Schenectady; #240 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #8,195 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Central State Street one of the best neighborhoods in Schenectady?

Central State Street has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.4 and a city ranking of #8 of 13 eligible neighborhoods in Schenectady.

How much are homes worth in Central State Street?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central State Street is approximately $216,327.

Are home values rising or falling in Central State Street?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.4% year over year and 0.22% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central State Street?

Central State Street has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 81.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Central State Street?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $55,370.

How affordable is Central State Street relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.91. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Central State Street primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 51.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Central State Street?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.7%.

How educated are residents of Central State Street?

Approximately 18.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Central State Street face high rent burden?

Approximately 56.9% 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 Central State Street?

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 applications134
Estimated originations71
Home-purchase applications61
Origination rate52.7%
Home-purchase share45.2%
Average application loan$141,498
Total application loan amount$19,015,905
National application rank#3,284 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.4% YoY; originations 1.2% 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.