| Context | Value |
|---|
| Location | Arvada, CO |
| County | Jefferson County |
| National rank | #6,407 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #261 of 486 |
| City rank | #36 of 59 |
| County rank | #38 of 69 |
| National percentile | 57.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $637,915 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.07% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.38 |
| Median household income | $118,639 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 75.1% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 77.1% |
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 Ralston Estates West
What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Ralston Estates West?
Ralston Estates West is ranked #36 of 59 eligible neighborhoods in Arvada; #261 of 486 eligible neighborhoods in CO; and #6,407 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Is Ralston Estates West one of the best neighborhoods in Arvada?
Ralston Estates West has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 53.3 and a city ranking of #36 of 59 eligible neighborhoods in Arvada.
How much are homes worth in Ralston Estates West?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Ralston Estates West is approximately $637,915.
Are home values rising or falling in Ralston Estates West?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.1% year over year and 0.07% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Ralston Estates West?
Ralston Estates West has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 31.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Ralston Estates West?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $118,639.
How affordable is Ralston Estates West relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.38. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Ralston Estates West primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 75.1%.
What is the unemployment rate in Ralston Estates West?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.4%.
How educated are residents of Ralston Estates West?
Approximately 49.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Ralston Estates West face high rent burden?
Approximately 77.1% 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 Ralston Estates West?
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 applications40
Estimated originations25
Home-purchase applications17
Origination rate62.6%
Home-purchase share42.7%
Average application loan$321,705
Total application loan amount$12,772,467
National application rank#8,167 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 5.4% YoY; originations 11.6% 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.