Neighborhood Profile

Downtown/Third Street Promenade

Santa Monica, CA | Los Angeles County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
36.8
National rank: #11,920 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
56.0
Score
Value Opportunity
40.5
Score
Momentum
1.0
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSanta Monica, CA
CountyLos Angeles County
National rank#11,920 of 14,967
State rank#1,477 of 1,814
City rank#9 of 9
County rank#258 of 321
National percentile20.4
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,828,445
Year-over-year home value change-10.8%
Month-over-month home value change-1.42%
Home value to income ratio25.19
Median household income$112,299
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%
Civilian unemployment rate5.1%
Homeownership rate5.5%
Housing vacancy rate11.4%
Rent burden 30% or higher46.9%

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 Downtown/Third Street Promenade

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

Downtown/Third Street Promenade is ranked #9 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Monica; #1,477 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #11,920 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Downtown/Third Street Promenade one of the best neighborhoods in Santa Monica?

Downtown/Third Street Promenade has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 36.8 and a city ranking of #9 of 9 eligible neighborhoods in Santa Monica.

How much are homes worth in Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Downtown/Third Street Promenade is approximately $2,828,445.

Are home values rising or falling in Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -10.8% year over year and -1.42% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

Downtown/Third Street Promenade has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 1.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $112,299.

How affordable is Downtown/Third Street Promenade relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 25.19. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Downtown/Third Street Promenade primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 5.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.1%.

How educated are residents of Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

Approximately 76.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Downtown/Third Street Promenade face high rent burden?

Approximately 46.9% 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 Downtown/Third Street Promenade?

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 applications47
Estimated originations28
Home-purchase applications29
Origination rate60.6%
Home-purchase share61.3%
Average application loan$1,440,945
Total application loan amount$67,084,119
National application rank#7,529 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 10.4% YoY; originations 42.7% 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.