| Context | Value |
|---|
| Location | Flint, MI |
| County | Genesee County |
| National rank | #8,059 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #178 of 334 |
| City rank | #6 of 27 |
| County rank | #6 of 27 |
| National percentile | 46.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $37,407 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 6.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.65% |
| Home value to income ratio | 0.86 |
| Median household income | $43,323 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 11.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 77.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 28.8% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 43.0% |
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 Sterling & Myrtle St.
What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Sterling & Myrtle St.?
Sterling & Myrtle St. is ranked #6 of 27 eligible neighborhoods in Flint; #178 of 334 eligible neighborhoods in MI; and #8,059 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Is Sterling & Myrtle St. one of the best neighborhoods in Flint?
Sterling & Myrtle St. has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.8 and a city ranking of #6 of 27 eligible neighborhoods in Flint.
How much are homes worth in Sterling & Myrtle St.?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Sterling & Myrtle St. is approximately $37,407.
Are home values rising or falling in Sterling & Myrtle St.?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 6.3% year over year and 0.65% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Sterling & Myrtle St.?
Sterling & Myrtle St. has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 91.2. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Sterling & Myrtle St.?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $43,323.
How affordable is Sterling & Myrtle St. relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 0.86. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Sterling & Myrtle St. primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 77.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in Sterling & Myrtle St.?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.1%.
How educated are residents of Sterling & Myrtle St.?
Approximately 5.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Sterling & Myrtle St. face high rent burden?
Approximately 43.0% 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 Sterling & Myrtle St.?
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
FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL
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 applications11
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate30.4%
Home-purchase share21.7%
Average application loan$36,739
Total application loan amount$415,456
National application rank#12,234 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -14.8% YoY; originations -12.5% 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.