Neighborhood Profile

Root River Estates

West Allis, WI | Milwaukee County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
58.3
National rank: #4,587 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
49.6
Score
Value Opportunity
48.6
Score
Momentum
85.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationWest Allis, WI
CountyMilwaukee County
National rank#4,587 of 14,967
State rank#186 of 394
City rank#12 of 25
County rank#72 of 205
National percentile69.4
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$392,375
Year-over-year home value change4.9%
Month-over-month home value change0.53%
Home value to income ratio5.77
Median household income$67,977
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%
Civilian unemployment rate1.7%
Homeownership rate30.8%
Housing vacancy rate7.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher36.2%

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 Root River Estates

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Root River Estates?

Root River Estates is ranked #12 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in West Allis; #186 of 394 eligible neighborhoods in WI; and #4,587 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Root River Estates one of the best neighborhoods in West Allis?

Root River Estates has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 58.3 and a city ranking of #12 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in West Allis.

How much are homes worth in Root River Estates?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Root River Estates is approximately $392,375.

Are home values rising or falling in Root River Estates?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.9% year over year and 0.53% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Root River Estates?

Root River Estates has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 85.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Root River Estates?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $67,977.

How affordable is Root River Estates relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.77. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Root River Estates primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 30.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Root River Estates?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.7%.

How educated are residents of Root River Estates?

Approximately 32.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Root River Estates face high rent burden?

Approximately 36.2% 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 Root River Estates?

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 applications107
Estimated originations72
Home-purchase applications33
Origination rate67.7%
Home-purchase share30.7%
Average application loan$265,528
Total application loan amount$28,410,806
National application rank#4,097 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -6.8% YoY; originations -2.3% 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.