What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Bundschu?
Bundschu is ranked #32 of 40 eligible neighborhoods in Independence; #231 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #10,172 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Bundschu
Independence, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.6
Stability and Strength
16.9
Value Opportunity
37.1
Momentum
91.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Independence, MO |
| County | Jackson County |
| National rank | #10,172 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #231 of 331 |
| City rank | #32 of 40 |
| County rank | #131 of 183 |
| National percentile | 32.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $165,723 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 13.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.33% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.97 |
| Median household income | $41,699 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 10.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 44.5% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 68.8% |
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 Bundschu
Is Bundschu one of the best neighborhoods in Independence?
Bundschu has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.6 and a city ranking of #32 of 40 eligible neighborhoods in Independence.
How much are homes worth in Bundschu?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Bundschu is approximately $165,723.
Are home values rising or falling in Bundschu?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 13.6% year over year and 0.33% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Bundschu?
Bundschu has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 91.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Bundschu?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $41,699.
How affordable is Bundschu relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.97. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Bundschu primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 44.5%.
What is the unemployment rate in Bundschu?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.1%.
How educated are residents of Bundschu?
Approximately 13.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Bundschu face high rent burden?
Approximately 68.8% 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 Bundschu?
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 applications77
Estimated originations45
Home-purchase applications40
Origination rate59.0%
Home-purchase share52.0%
Average application loan$124,292
Total application loan amount$9,531,847
National application rank#5,414 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 2.4% YoY; originations 1.6% 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.