Neighborhood Profile

Riverland/Walnut Hill

Roanoke, VA | Roanoke City
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Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.6
National rank: #13,378 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
35.9
Score
Value Opportunity
24.7
Score
Momentum
30.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationRoanoke, VA
CountyRoanoke City
National rank#13,378 of 14,967
State rank#488 of 518
City rank#39 of 43
County rank#39 of 43
National percentile10.6
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$239,974
Year-over-year home value change-3.0%
Month-over-month home value change0.22%
Home value to income ratio73.60
Median household income$3,260
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%
Civilian unemployment rate0.5%
Homeownership rate40.0%
Housing vacancy rate9.2%
Rent burden 30% or higher68.2%

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 Riverland/Walnut Hill

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Riverland/Walnut Hill?

Riverland/Walnut Hill is ranked #39 of 43 eligible neighborhoods in Roanoke; #488 of 518 eligible neighborhoods in VA; and #13,378 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Riverland/Walnut Hill one of the best neighborhoods in Roanoke?

Riverland/Walnut Hill has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.6 and a city ranking of #39 of 43 eligible neighborhoods in Roanoke.

How much are homes worth in Riverland/Walnut Hill?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Riverland/Walnut Hill is approximately $239,974.

Are home values rising or falling in Riverland/Walnut Hill?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -3.0% year over year and 0.22% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Riverland/Walnut Hill?

Riverland/Walnut Hill has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 30.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Riverland/Walnut Hill?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $3,260.

How affordable is Riverland/Walnut Hill relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 73.60. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Riverland/Walnut Hill primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 40.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Riverland/Walnut Hill?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.5%.

How educated are residents of Riverland/Walnut Hill?

Approximately 33.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Riverland/Walnut Hill face high rent burden?

Approximately 68.2% 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 Riverland/Walnut Hill?

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 applications16
Estimated originations10
Home-purchase applications7
Origination rate62.8%
Home-purchase share46.2%
Average application loan$149,855
Total application loan amount$2,331,810
National application rank#11,363 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 33.1% YoY; originations 36.2% 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.