What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Okane Park?
Okane Park is ranked #4 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Lakewood; #316 of 486 eligible neighborhoods in CO; and #8,184 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Okane Park
Lakewood, CO | Jefferson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.5
Stability and Strength
62.8
Value Opportunity
52.5
Momentum
20.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Lakewood, CO |
| County | Jefferson County |
| National rank | #8,184 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #316 of 486 |
| City rank | #4 of 12 |
| County rank | #47 of 69 |
| National percentile | 45.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $547,278 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -5.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.07% |
| Home value to income ratio | 6.53 |
| Median household income | $83,870 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 2.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 71.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 1.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 51.1% |
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 Okane Park
Is Okane Park one of the best neighborhoods in Lakewood?
Okane Park has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.5 and a city ranking of #4 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Lakewood.
How much are homes worth in Okane Park?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Okane Park is approximately $547,278.
Are home values rising or falling in Okane Park?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -5.1% year over year and 0.07% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Okane Park?
Okane Park has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 20.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Okane Park?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $83,870.
How affordable is Okane Park relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.53. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Okane Park primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 71.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Okane Park?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.3%.
How educated are residents of Okane Park?
Approximately 38.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Okane Park face high rent burden?
Approximately 51.1% 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 Okane Park?
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 applications91
Estimated originations52
Home-purchase applications40
Origination rate56.9%
Home-purchase share43.7%
Average application loan$299,159
Total application loan amount$27,222,149
National application rank#4,720 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 13.0% YoY; originations -1.9% 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.