What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Garden?
South Garden is ranked #42 of 78 eligible neighborhoods in Savannah; #313 of 438 eligible neighborhoods in GA; and #12,943 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
South Garden
Savannah, GA | Chatham County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
32.6
Stability and Strength
36.9
Value Opportunity
26.8
Momentum
33.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Savannah, GA |
| County | Chatham County |
| National rank | #12,943 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #313 of 438 |
| City rank | #42 of 78 |
| County rank | #42 of 78 |
| National percentile | 13.6 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $278,906 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -2.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.16% |
| Home value to income ratio | 16.94 |
| Median household income | $16,465 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.5% |
| Homeownership rate | 35.4% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 50.8% |
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 South Garden
Is South Garden one of the best neighborhoods in Savannah?
South Garden has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 32.6 and a city ranking of #42 of 78 eligible neighborhoods in Savannah.
How much are homes worth in South Garden?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Garden is approximately $278,906.
Are home values rising or falling in South Garden?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.1% year over year and 0.16% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Garden?
South Garden has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 33.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South Garden?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $16,465.
How affordable is South Garden relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 16.94. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South Garden primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 35.4%.
What is the unemployment rate in South Garden?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.5%.
How educated are residents of South Garden?
Approximately 12.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South Garden face high rent burden?
Approximately 50.8% 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 South Garden?
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 applications18
Estimated originations10
Home-purchase applications8
Origination rate58.3%
Home-purchase share43.8%
Average application loan$215,152
Total application loan amount$3,840,921
National application rank#10,980 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 2.6% YoY; originations 3.6% 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.