What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Knoll?
South Knoll is ranked #4 of 5 eligible neighborhoods in College Station; #967 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #11,919 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
South Knoll
College Station, TX | Brazos County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
36.8
Stability and Strength
27.8
Value Opportunity
31.3
Momentum
59.0
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | College Station, TX |
| County | Brazos County |
| National rank | #11,919 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #967 of 1,241 |
| City rank | #4 of 5 |
| County rank | #18 of 23 |
| National percentile | 20.4 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $291,947 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 3.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.26% |
| Home value to income ratio | 7.56 |
| Median household income | $38,632 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 11.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 63.6% |
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 South Knoll
Is South Knoll one of the best neighborhoods in College Station?
South Knoll has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 36.8 and a city ranking of #4 of 5 eligible neighborhoods in College Station.
How much are homes worth in South Knoll?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Knoll is approximately $291,947.
Are home values rising or falling in South Knoll?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.2% year over year and -0.26% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Knoll?
South Knoll has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 59.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South Knoll?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $38,632.
How affordable is South Knoll relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.56. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South Knoll primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 11.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in South Knoll?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.6%.
How educated are residents of South Knoll?
Approximately 32.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South Knoll face high rent burden?
Approximately 63.6% 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 South Knoll?
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 applications81
Estimated originations42
Home-purchase applications55
Origination rate52.4%
Home-purchase share68.4%
Average application loan$248,758
Total application loan amount$20,033,473
National application rank#5,207 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 14.9% YoY; originations -7.6% 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.
Texas Current Housing Market
Current housing market in South Knoll
A current-market snapshot based on active sale listings observed in the certified National Data System Texas housing refresh.
70
Active listings observed
$348,950
Median asking price
$192.06
Median asking price / sq. ft.
68.5
Median days on market
1,684 sq. ft.
Median home size
Observed asking-price range: $169,900 to $2,999,900
Newest listing observed: 2026-09-16 19:00:00-05:00
How this current-market geography is determined
Coverage basis: Exact neighborhood matches plus strong Census Block Group associations.
57 exact polygon matches; 13 strong supplemental associations. Exact Zillow polygon membership and supplemental Census Block Group association remain separate in the governed data. Supplemental associations are not represented as exact Zillow polygon membership.
Current listing observations are separate from BestNeighborhoodsUSA rankings and do not change neighborhood scores, ranks, historical Zillow trends, Census measures, or HMDA mortgage intelligence.