What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Ballenger Hwy?
Ballenger Hwy is ranked #5 of 27 eligible neighborhoods in Flint; #175 of 334 eligible neighborhoods in MI; and #7,983 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Ballenger Hwy
Flint, MI | Genesee County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.0
Stability and Strength
21.3
Value Opportunity
47.6
Momentum
95.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Flint, MI |
| County | Genesee County |
| National rank | #7,983 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #175 of 334 |
| City rank | #5 of 27 |
| County rank | #5 of 27 |
| National percentile | 46.7 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $74,405 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 10.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.61% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.23 |
| Median household income | $33,315 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 23.8% |
| Homeownership rate | 70.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 94.6% |
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 Ballenger Hwy
Is Ballenger Hwy one of the best neighborhoods in Flint?
Ballenger Hwy has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.0 and a city ranking of #5 of 27 eligible neighborhoods in Flint.
How much are homes worth in Ballenger Hwy?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Ballenger Hwy is approximately $74,405.
Are home values rising or falling in Ballenger Hwy?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 10.6% year over year and 0.61% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Ballenger Hwy?
Ballenger Hwy has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 95.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Ballenger Hwy?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $33,315.
How affordable is Ballenger Hwy relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.23. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Ballenger Hwy primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 70.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Ballenger Hwy?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 23.8%.
How educated are residents of Ballenger Hwy?
Approximately 28.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Ballenger Hwy face high rent burden?
Approximately 94.6% 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 Ballenger Hwy?
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 originations19
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate49.2%
Home-purchase share46.0%
Average application loan$73,745
Total application loan amount$2,875,062
National application rank#8,240 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 3.5% YoY; originations 22.1% 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.