What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mission Grove?
Mission Grove is ranked #2 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Escondido; #1,103 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #9,046 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Mission Grove
Escondido, CA | San Diego County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
46.0
Stability and Strength
45.9
Value Opportunity
40.1
Momentum
54.7
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Escondido, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| National rank | #9,046 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #1,103 of 1,814 |
| City rank | #2 of 9 |
| County rank | #100 of 170 |
| National percentile | 39.6 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $727,672 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.31% |
| Home value to income ratio | 10.41 |
| Median household income | $69,911 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 30.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 62.2% |
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 Mission Grove
Is Mission Grove one of the best neighborhoods in Escondido?
Mission Grove has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.0 and a city ranking of #2 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Escondido.
How much are homes worth in Mission Grove?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mission Grove is approximately $727,672.
Are home values rising or falling in Mission Grove?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.2% year over year and 0.31% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mission Grove?
Mission Grove has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 54.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Mission Grove?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $69,911.
How affordable is Mission Grove relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.41. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Mission Grove primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 30.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in Mission Grove?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.
How educated are residents of Mission Grove?
Approximately 7.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Mission Grove face high rent burden?
Approximately 62.2% 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 Mission Grove?
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 originations3
Home-purchase applications3
Origination rate43.4%
Home-purchase share46.0%
Average application loan$338,274
Total application loan amount$1,989,240
National application rank#13,508 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 76.6% YoY; originations 25.6% 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.