Neighborhood Profile

Vernon Heights

Lake Worth Beach, FL | Palm Beach County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
56.0
National rank: #5,385 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
50.0
Score
Value Opportunity
45.9
Score
Momentum
79.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationLake Worth Beach, FL
CountyPalm Beach County
National rank#5,385 of 14,967
State rank#268 of 1,145
City rank#2 of 16
County rank#34 of 109
National percentile64.1
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$627,441
Year-over-year home value change3.2%
Month-over-month home value change0.68%
Home value to income ratio6.13
Median household income$102,380
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%
Civilian unemployment rate13.4%
Homeownership rate77.0%
Housing vacancy rate4.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher65.9%

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 Vernon Heights

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Vernon Heights?

Vernon Heights is ranked #2 of 16 eligible neighborhoods in Lake Worth Beach; #268 of 1,145 eligible neighborhoods in FL; and #5,385 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Vernon Heights one of the best neighborhoods in Lake Worth Beach?

Vernon Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 56.0 and a city ranking of #2 of 16 eligible neighborhoods in Lake Worth Beach.

How much are homes worth in Vernon Heights?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Vernon Heights is approximately $627,441.

Are home values rising or falling in Vernon Heights?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.2% year over year and 0.68% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Vernon Heights?

Vernon Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 79.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Vernon Heights?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $102,380.

How affordable is Vernon Heights relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 6.13. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Vernon Heights primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 77.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Vernon Heights?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.4%.

How educated are residents of Vernon Heights?

Approximately 42.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Vernon Heights face high rent burden?

Approximately 65.9% 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 Vernon Heights?

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 applications17
Estimated originations9
Home-purchase applications9
Origination rate54.8%
Home-purchase share55.6%
Average application loan$309,750
Total application loan amount$5,241,617
National application rank#11,138 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -31.1% YoY; originations -3.8% 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.