What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for The Bluff?
The Bluff is ranked #18 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Beaufort; #127 of 160 eligible neighborhoods in SC; and #12,457 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
The Bluff
Beaufort, SC | Beaufort County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
34.8
Stability and Strength
34.0
Value Opportunity
17.8
Momentum
59.7
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 | #12,457 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #127 of 160 |
| City rank | #18 of 18 |
| County rank | #32 of 32 |
| National percentile | 16.8 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,263,494 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.08% |
| Home value to income ratio | 28.36 |
| Median household income | $44,548 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 64.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 17.2% |
| Homeownership rate | 69.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 32.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 60.9% |
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 The Bluff
Is The Bluff one of the best neighborhoods in Beaufort?
The Bluff has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 34.8 and a city ranking of #18 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Beaufort.
How much are homes worth in The Bluff?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for The Bluff is approximately $1,263,494.
Are home values rising or falling in The Bluff?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.8% year over year and 0.08% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for The Bluff?
The Bluff has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in The Bluff?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $44,548.
How affordable is The Bluff relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 28.36. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is The Bluff primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 69.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in The Bluff?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 17.2%.
How educated are residents of The Bluff?
Approximately 64.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in The Bluff face high rent burden?
Approximately 60.9% 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 The Bluff?
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 rate55.1%
Home-purchase share53.2%
Average application loan$274,682
Total application loan amount$1,309,905
National application rank#13,810 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 22.7% YoY; originations 38.4% 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.