What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Waterfront South?
Waterfront South is ranked #15 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Camden; #127 of 137 eligible neighborhoods in NJ; and #14,669 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Waterfront South
Camden, NJ | Camden County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
19.7
Stability and Strength
8.0
Value Opportunity
3.1
Momentum
61.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Camden, NJ |
| County | Camden County |
| National rank | #14,669 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #127 of 137 |
| City rank | #15 of 20 |
| County rank | #22 of 27 |
| National percentile | 2.0 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $118,480 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 5.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -1.01% |
| Home value to income ratio | 21.87 |
| Median household income | $5,417 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.4% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 22.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 51.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 31.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 80.0% |
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 Waterfront South
Is Waterfront South one of the best neighborhoods in Camden?
Waterfront South has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 19.7 and a city ranking of #15 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Camden.
How much are homes worth in Waterfront South?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Waterfront South is approximately $118,480.
Are home values rising or falling in Waterfront South?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 5.2% year over year and -1.01% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Waterfront South?
Waterfront South has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 61.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Waterfront South?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $5,417.
How affordable is Waterfront South relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 21.87. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Waterfront South primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 51.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Waterfront South?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 22.7%.
How educated are residents of Waterfront South?
Approximately 7.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Waterfront South face high rent burden?
Approximately 80.0% 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 Waterfront South?
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 applications59
Estimated originations24
Home-purchase applications39
Origination rate40.3%
Home-purchase share65.1%
Average application loan$106,047
Total application loan amount$6,282,199
National application rank#6,559 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 123.5% YoY; originations 65.5% 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.