What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Greater Auburndale?
Greater Auburndale is ranked #12 of 24 eligible neighborhoods in Topeka; #142 of 187 eligible neighborhoods in KS; and #9,201 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Greater Auburndale
Topeka, KS | Shawnee County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
45.5
Stability and Strength
37.7
Value Opportunity
54.8
Momentum
45.1
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Topeka, KS |
| County | Shawnee County |
| National rank | #9,201 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #142 of 187 |
| City rank | #12 of 24 |
| County rank | #12 of 24 |
| National percentile | 38.5 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $133,091 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.90% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.82 |
| Median household income | $47,224 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 8.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 60.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 35.7% |
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 Greater Auburndale
Is Greater Auburndale one of the best neighborhoods in Topeka?
Greater Auburndale has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 45.5 and a city ranking of #12 of 24 eligible neighborhoods in Topeka.
How much are homes worth in Greater Auburndale?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Greater Auburndale is approximately $133,091.
Are home values rising or falling in Greater Auburndale?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.0% year over year and 0.90% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Greater Auburndale?
Greater Auburndale has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 45.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Greater Auburndale?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $47,224.
How affordable is Greater Auburndale relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.82. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Greater Auburndale primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 60.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Greater Auburndale?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 8.5%.
How educated are residents of Greater Auburndale?
Approximately 21.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Greater Auburndale face high rent burden?
Approximately 35.7% 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 Greater Auburndale?
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 applications39
Estimated originations25
Home-purchase applications19
Origination rate64.1%
Home-purchase share47.9%
Average application loan$102,351
Total application loan amount$4,040,324
National application rank#8,196 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 37.6% YoY; originations 33.9% 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.