What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Union Park Gardens?
Union Park Gardens is ranked #5 of 35 eligible neighborhoods in Wilmington; #5 of 35 eligible neighborhoods in DE; and #1,509 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Union Park Gardens
Wilmington, DE | New Castle County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
69.2
Stability and Strength
75.9
Value Opportunity
82.0
Momentum
40.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Wilmington, DE |
| County | New Castle County |
| National rank | #1,509 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #5 of 35 |
| City rank | #5 of 35 |
| County rank | #5 of 35 |
| National percentile | 89.9 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $226,335 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.4% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.57% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2.22 |
| Median household income | $101,853 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.8% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 0.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 83.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 13.2% |
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 Union Park Gardens
Is Union Park Gardens one of the best neighborhoods in Wilmington?
Union Park Gardens has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 69.2 and a city ranking of #5 of 35 eligible neighborhoods in Wilmington.
How much are homes worth in Union Park Gardens?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Union Park Gardens is approximately $226,335.
Are home values rising or falling in Union Park Gardens?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.4% year over year and 0.57% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Union Park Gardens?
Union Park Gardens has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 40.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Union Park Gardens?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $101,853.
How affordable is Union Park Gardens relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.22. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Union Park Gardens primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 83.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in Union Park Gardens?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.6%.
How educated are residents of Union Park Gardens?
Approximately 39.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Union Park Gardens face high rent burden?
Approximately 13.2% 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 Union Park Gardens?
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 applications53
Estimated originations33
Home-purchase applications25
Origination rate62.7%
Home-purchase share47.1%
Average application loan$177,970
Total application loan amount$9,384,978
National application rank#7,024 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 2.7% YoY; originations 2.6% 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.