What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Center Village?
Center Village is ranked #20 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Chelmsford; #194 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #9,277 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Center Village
Chelmsford, MA | Middlesex County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
45.4
Stability and Strength
47.9
Value Opportunity
40.7
Momentum
47.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Chelmsford, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| National rank | #9,277 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #194 of 259 |
| City rank | #20 of 20 |
| County rank | #92 of 110 |
| National percentile | 38.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $744,049 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.14% |
| Home value to income ratio | 7.49 |
| Median household income | $99,351 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 65.0% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 64.3% |
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 Center Village
Is Center Village one of the best neighborhoods in Chelmsford?
Center Village has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 45.4 and a city ranking of #20 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Chelmsford.
How much are homes worth in Center Village?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Center Village is approximately $744,049.
Are home values rising or falling in Center Village?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.0% year over year and -0.14% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Center Village?
Center Village has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 47.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Center Village?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $99,351.
How affordable is Center Village relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.49. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Center Village primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 65.0%.
What is the unemployment rate in Center Village?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.4%.
How educated are residents of Center Village?
Approximately 47.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Center Village face high rent burden?
Approximately 64.3% 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 Center Village?
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
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 applications63
Estimated originations39
Home-purchase applications33
Origination rate60.8%
Home-purchase share51.6%
Average application loan$417,995
Total application loan amount$26,460,521
National application rank#6,270 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.3% YoY; originations 29.1% 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.