What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Rainbow?
Rainbow is ranked #1 of 40 eligible neighborhoods in Independence; #36 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #1,573 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Rainbow
Independence, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
68.8
Stability and Strength
69.4
Value Opportunity
62.8
Momentum
76.4
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 | #1,573 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #36 of 331 |
| City rank | #1 of 40 |
| County rank | #20 of 183 |
| National percentile | 89.5 |
| National band | TOP_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $494,083 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.49% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.40 |
| Median household income | $112,304 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 6.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 90.2% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 11.0% |
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 Rainbow
Is Rainbow one of the best neighborhoods in Independence?
Rainbow has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 68.8 and a city ranking of #1 of 40 eligible neighborhoods in Independence.
How much are homes worth in Rainbow?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Rainbow is approximately $494,083.
Are home values rising or falling in Rainbow?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.1% year over year and 0.49% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Rainbow?
Rainbow has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 76.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Rainbow?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $112,304.
How affordable is Rainbow relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.40. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Rainbow primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 90.2%.
What is the unemployment rate in Rainbow?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 6.7%.
How educated are residents of Rainbow?
Approximately 50.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Rainbow face high rent burden?
Approximately 11.0% 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 Rainbow?
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 applications358
Estimated originations208
Home-purchase applications186
Origination rate58.1%
Home-purchase share51.9%
Average application loan$213,610
Total application loan amount$76,391,697
National application rank#912 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 8.3% YoY; originations 4.2% 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.