What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Islands of Beaufort?
Islands of Beaufort is ranked #5 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Beaufort; #51 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in SC; and #4,040 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Islands of Beaufort
Beaufort, SC | Beaufort County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
60.0
Stability and Strength
61.5
Value Opportunity
43.3
Momentum
81.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Beaufort, SC |
| County | Beaufort County |
| National rank | #4,040 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #51 of 160 |
| City rank | #5 of 18 |
| County rank | #12 of 32 |
| National percentile | 73.0 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,037,589 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.27% |
| Home value to income ratio | 12.33 |
| Median household income | $84,167 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 85.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 69.4% |
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 Islands of Beaufort
Is Islands of Beaufort one of the best neighborhoods in Beaufort?
Islands of Beaufort has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 60.0 and a city ranking of #5 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Beaufort.
How much are homes worth in Islands of Beaufort?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Islands of Beaufort is approximately $1,037,589.
Are home values rising or falling in Islands of Beaufort?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.9% year over year and 0.27% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Islands of Beaufort?
Islands of Beaufort has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 81.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Islands of Beaufort?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $84,167.
How affordable is Islands of Beaufort relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 12.33. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Islands of Beaufort primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 85.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Islands of Beaufort?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.4%.
How educated are residents of Islands of Beaufort?
Approximately 40.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Islands of Beaufort face high rent burden?
Approximately 69.4% 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 Islands of Beaufort?
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 applications5
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications3
Origination rate65.6%
Home-purchase share60.9%
Average application loan$309,919
Total application loan amount$1,560,624
National application rank#13,753 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.9% YoY; originations 17.8% 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.