What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Marina District?
Marina District is ranked #5 of 8 eligible neighborhoods in Des Moines; #372 of 533 eligible neighborhoods in WA; and #10,190 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Marina District
Des Moines, WA | King County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.6
Stability and Strength
52.9
Value Opportunity
46.6
Momentum
20.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Des Moines, WA |
| County | King County |
| National rank | #10,190 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #372 of 533 |
| City rank | #5 of 8 |
| County rank | #219 of 287 |
| National percentile | 31.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $625,921 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.38% |
| Home value to income ratio | 8.11 |
| Median household income | $77,174 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 3.8% |
| Homeownership rate | 52.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 70.9% |
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 Marina District
Is Marina District one of the best neighborhoods in Des Moines?
Marina District has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.6 and a city ranking of #5 of 8 eligible neighborhoods in Des Moines.
How much are homes worth in Marina District?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Marina District is approximately $625,921.
Are home values rising or falling in Marina District?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.0% year over year and -0.38% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Marina District?
Marina District has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 20.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Marina District?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $77,174.
How affordable is Marina District relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 8.11. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Marina District primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 52.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Marina District?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.8%.
How educated are residents of Marina District?
Approximately 48.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Marina District face high rent burden?
Approximately 70.9% 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 Marina District?
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 applications35
Estimated originations19
Home-purchase applications17
Origination rate55.1%
Home-purchase share48.2%
Average application loan$355,025
Total application loan amount$12,275,909
National application rank#8,698 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 16.5% YoY; originations 32.6% 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.