Neighborhood Profile

Medlock/North Decatur

Decatur, GA | Dekalb County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
75.9
National rank: #539 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
79.2
Score
Value Opportunity
82.3
Score
Momentum
61.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationDecatur, GA
CountyDekalb County
National rank#539 of 14,967
State rank#24 of 438
City rank#4 of 19
County rank#14 of 50
National percentile96.4
National bandTOP_5_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$626,279
Year-over-year home value change0.8%
Month-over-month home value change0.46%
Home value to income ratio3.79
Median household income$165,061
Bachelor's degree or higher80.4%
Civilian unemployment rate1.3%
Homeownership rate76.5%
Housing vacancy rate4.7%
Rent burden 30% or higher68.4%

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 Medlock/North Decatur

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Medlock/North Decatur?

Medlock/North Decatur is ranked #4 of 19 eligible neighborhoods in Decatur; #24 of 438 eligible neighborhoods in GA; and #539 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Medlock/North Decatur one of the best neighborhoods in Decatur?

Medlock/North Decatur has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 75.9 and a city ranking of #4 of 19 eligible neighborhoods in Decatur.

How much are homes worth in Medlock/North Decatur?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Medlock/North Decatur is approximately $626,279.

Are home values rising or falling in Medlock/North Decatur?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.8% year over year and 0.46% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Medlock/North Decatur?

Medlock/North Decatur has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 61.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Medlock/North Decatur?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $165,061.

How affordable is Medlock/North Decatur relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.79. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Medlock/North Decatur primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 76.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in Medlock/North Decatur?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.3%.

How educated are residents of Medlock/North Decatur?

Approximately 80.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Medlock/North Decatur face high rent burden?

Approximately 68.4% 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 Medlock/North Decatur?

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 applications44
Estimated originations29
Home-purchase applications25
Origination rate64.8%
Home-purchase share55.9%
Average application loan$350,849
Total application loan amount$15,510,583
National application rank#7,738 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 6.4% YoY; originations 16.1% 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.