Neighborhood Profile

Blithedale Canyon

Mill Valley, CA | Marin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
58.8
National rank: #4,437 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
55.9
Score
Value Opportunity
35.5
Score
Momentum
95.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationMill Valley, CA
CountyMarin County
National rank#4,437 of 14,967
State rank#463 of 1,814
City rank#8 of 15
County rank#20 of 47
National percentile70.4
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,816,984
Year-over-year home value change8.7%
Month-over-month home value change0.89%
Home value to income ratio28.83
Median household income$97,699
Bachelor's degree or higher86.2%
Civilian unemployment rate10.5%
Homeownership rate71.7%
Housing vacancy rate9.0%
Rent burden 30% or higher62.1%

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 Blithedale Canyon

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Blithedale Canyon?

Blithedale Canyon is ranked #8 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Mill Valley; #463 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #4,437 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Blithedale Canyon one of the best neighborhoods in Mill Valley?

Blithedale Canyon has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 58.8 and a city ranking of #8 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Mill Valley.

How much are homes worth in Blithedale Canyon?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Blithedale Canyon is approximately $2,816,984.

Are home values rising or falling in Blithedale Canyon?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 8.7% year over year and 0.89% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Blithedale Canyon?

Blithedale Canyon has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 95.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Blithedale Canyon?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $97,699.

How affordable is Blithedale Canyon relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 28.83. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Blithedale Canyon primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 71.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Blithedale Canyon?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.5%.

How educated are residents of Blithedale Canyon?

Approximately 86.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Blithedale Canyon face high rent burden?

Approximately 62.1% 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 Blithedale Canyon?

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 applications65
Estimated originations39
Home-purchase applications24
Origination rate59.6%
Home-purchase share37.2%
Average application loan$1,199,888
Total application loan amount$77,818,460
National application rank#6,170 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -8.4% YoY; originations -15.3% 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.