What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Kensington-Woods?
Kensington-Woods is ranked #1 of 21 eligible neighborhoods in Hattiesburg; #6 of 122 eligible neighborhoods in MS; and #1,659 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Kensington-Woods
Hattiesburg, MS | Lamar County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
68.5
Stability and Strength
74.5
Value Opportunity
72.9
Momentum
52.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Hattiesburg, MS |
| County | Lamar County |
| National rank | #1,659 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #6 of 122 |
| City rank | #1 of 21 |
| County rank | Not available |
| National percentile | 88.9 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $247,051 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.7% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.10% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.37 |
| Median household income | $73,403 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 98.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.5% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 0.0% |
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 Kensington-Woods
Is Kensington-Woods one of the best neighborhoods in Hattiesburg?
Kensington-Woods has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 68.5 and a city ranking of #1 of 21 eligible neighborhoods in Hattiesburg.
How much are homes worth in Kensington-Woods?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Kensington-Woods is approximately $247,051.
Are home values rising or falling in Kensington-Woods?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.7% year over year and 0.10% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Kensington-Woods?
Kensington-Woods has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 52.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Kensington-Woods?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $73,403.
How affordable is Kensington-Woods relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.37. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Kensington-Woods primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 98.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in Kensington-Woods?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.
How educated are residents of Kensington-Woods?
Approximately 37.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Kensington-Woods face high rent burden?
Approximately 0.0% 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 Kensington-Woods?
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 applications4
Estimated originations2
Home-purchase applications2
Origination rate57.1%
Home-purchase share45.3%
Average application loan$147,998
Total application loan amount$527,926
National application rank#14,133 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -1.9% YoY; originations -2.8% 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.