What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Famous Ships?
Famous Ships is ranked #10 of 10 eligible neighborhoods in Foster City; #766 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #6,777 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Famous Ships
Foster City, CA | San Mateo County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.3
Stability and Strength
65.9
Value Opportunity
50.5
Momentum
33.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Foster City, CA |
| County | San Mateo County |
| National rank | #6,777 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #766 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #10 of 10 |
| County rank | #64 of 82 |
| National percentile | 54.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $2,007,592 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.8% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.19% |
| Home value to income ratio | 11.80 |
| Median household income | $170,191 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 73.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 37.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.3% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 47.3% |
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 Famous Ships
Is Famous Ships one of the best neighborhoods in Foster City?
Famous Ships has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.3 and a city ranking of #10 of 10 eligible neighborhoods in Foster City.
How much are homes worth in Famous Ships?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Famous Ships is approximately $2,007,592.
Are home values rising or falling in Famous Ships?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.8% year over year and -0.19% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Famous Ships?
Famous Ships has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 33.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Famous Ships?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $170,191.
How affordable is Famous Ships relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 11.80. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Famous Ships primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 37.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Famous Ships?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.6%.
How educated are residents of Famous Ships?
Approximately 73.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Famous Ships face high rent burden?
Approximately 47.3% 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 Famous Ships?
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 applications73
Estimated originations49
Home-purchase applications41
Origination rate66.8%
Home-purchase share55.3%
Average application loan$1,074,684
Total application loan amount$78,679,318
National application rank#5,605 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.0% YoY; originations 12.6% 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.