Neighborhood Profile

Vale and Hamilton Hill

Schenectady, NY | Schenectady County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
31.8
National rank: #13,153 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
9.6
Score
Value Opportunity
12.0
Score
Momentum
95.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSchenectady, NY
CountySchenectady County
National rank#13,153 of 14,967
State rank#389 of 418
City rank#13 of 13
County rank#13 of 13
National percentile12.1
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$195,733
Year-over-year home value change7.8%
Month-over-month home value change0.93%
Home value to income ratio12.29
Median household income$15,924
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%
Civilian unemployment rate19.4%
Homeownership rate22.6%
Housing vacancy rate6.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher81.3%

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 Vale and Hamilton Hill

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Vale and Hamilton Hill?

Vale and Hamilton Hill is ranked #13 of 13 eligible neighborhoods in Schenectady; #389 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #13,153 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Vale and Hamilton Hill one of the best neighborhoods in Schenectady?

Vale and Hamilton Hill has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 31.8 and a city ranking of #13 of 13 eligible neighborhoods in Schenectady.

How much are homes worth in Vale and Hamilton Hill?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Vale and Hamilton Hill is approximately $195,733.

Are home values rising or falling in Vale and Hamilton Hill?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 7.8% year over year and 0.93% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Vale and Hamilton Hill?

Vale and Hamilton Hill has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 95.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Vale and Hamilton Hill?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $15,924.

How affordable is Vale and Hamilton Hill relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 12.29. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Vale and Hamilton Hill primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 22.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Vale and Hamilton Hill?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 19.4%.

How educated are residents of Vale and Hamilton Hill?

Approximately 9.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Vale and Hamilton Hill face high rent burden?

Approximately 81.3% 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 Vale and Hamilton Hill?

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 applications185
Estimated originations80
Home-purchase applications87
Origination rate43.1%
Home-purchase share46.9%
Average application loan$143,293
Total application loan amount$26,557,859
National application rank#2,291 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 39.9% YoY; originations 25.7% 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.