What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lochaven Hills?
Lochaven Hills is ranked #29 of 107 eligible neighborhoods in Durham; #101 of 535 eligible neighborhoods in NC; and #2,611 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Lochaven Hills
Durham, NC | Durham County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
64.5
Stability and Strength
80.6
Value Opportunity
82.2
Momentum
14.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Durham, NC |
| County | Durham County |
| National rank | #2,611 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #101 of 535 |
| City rank | #29 of 107 |
| County rank | #28 of 106 |
| National percentile | 82.6 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $367,301 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -3.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.39% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.06 |
| Median household income | $120,124 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 56.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 86.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 38.3% |
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 Lochaven Hills
Is Lochaven Hills one of the best neighborhoods in Durham?
Lochaven Hills has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 64.5 and a city ranking of #29 of 107 eligible neighborhoods in Durham.
How much are homes worth in Lochaven Hills?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lochaven Hills is approximately $367,301.
Are home values rising or falling in Lochaven Hills?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.3% year over year and -0.39% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lochaven Hills?
Lochaven Hills has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 14.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Lochaven Hills?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $120,124.
How affordable is Lochaven Hills relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.06. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Lochaven Hills primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 86.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Lochaven Hills?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.
How educated are residents of Lochaven Hills?
Approximately 56.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Lochaven Hills face high rent burden?
Approximately 38.3% 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 Lochaven Hills?
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 applications6
Estimated originations4
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate56.7%
Home-purchase share36.9%
Average application loan$275,828
Total application loan amount$1,712,562
National application rank#13,411 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -2.8% YoY; originations -14.4% 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.