Neighborhood Profile

Rising-West Princeton

Birmingham, AL | Jefferson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.4
National rank: #7,840 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
33.8
Score
Value Opportunity
57.3
Score
Momentum
63.3
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBirmingham, AL
CountyJefferson County
National rank#7,840 of 14,967
State rank#88 of 258
City rank#22 of 88
County rank#22 of 88
National percentile47.6
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$67,612
Year-over-year home value change5.9%
Month-over-month home value change-2.39%
Home value to income ratio1.68
Median household income$40,174
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%
Civilian unemployment rate0.1%
Homeownership rate45.8%
Housing vacancy rate36.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher48.6%

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 Rising-West Princeton

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Rising-West Princeton?

Rising-West Princeton is ranked #22 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham; #88 of 258 eligible neighborhoods in AL; and #7,840 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Rising-West Princeton one of the best neighborhoods in Birmingham?

Rising-West Princeton has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.4 and a city ranking of #22 of 88 eligible neighborhoods in Birmingham.

How much are homes worth in Rising-West Princeton?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Rising-West Princeton is approximately $67,612.

Are home values rising or falling in Rising-West Princeton?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.9% year over year and -2.39% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Rising-West Princeton?

Rising-West Princeton has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 63.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Rising-West Princeton?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $40,174.

How affordable is Rising-West Princeton relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 1.68. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Rising-West Princeton primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 45.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in Rising-West Princeton?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.1%.

How educated are residents of Rising-West Princeton?

Approximately 8.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Rising-West Princeton face high rent burden?

Approximately 48.6% 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 Rising-West Princeton?

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 applications11
Estimated originations4
Home-purchase applications4
Origination rate37.0%
Home-purchase share37.0%
Average application loan$129,587
Total application loan amount$1,461,623
National application rank#12,247 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 71.6% YoY; originations 74.6% 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.