Neighborhood Profile

Dominican/Black Canyon

San Rafael, CA | Marin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
56.5
National rank: #5,196 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
57.5
Score
Value Opportunity
41.6
Score
Momentum
75.8
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Rafael, CA
CountyMarin County
National rank#5,196 of 14,967
State rank#568 of 1,814
City rank#9 of 25
County rank#24 of 47
National percentile65.3
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,744,284
Year-over-year home value change3.2%
Month-over-month home value change0.38%
Home value to income ratio9.94
Median household income$175,406
Bachelor's degree or higher63.3%
Civilian unemployment rate10.6%
Homeownership rate69.2%
Housing vacancy rate14.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher58.2%

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 Dominican/Black Canyon

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Dominican/Black Canyon?

Dominican/Black Canyon is ranked #9 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in San Rafael; #568 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #5,196 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Dominican/Black Canyon one of the best neighborhoods in San Rafael?

Dominican/Black Canyon has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 56.5 and a city ranking of #9 of 25 eligible neighborhoods in San Rafael.

How much are homes worth in Dominican/Black Canyon?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Dominican/Black Canyon is approximately $1,744,284.

Are home values rising or falling in Dominican/Black Canyon?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 3.2% year over year and 0.38% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Dominican/Black Canyon?

Dominican/Black Canyon has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 75.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Dominican/Black Canyon?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $175,406.

How affordable is Dominican/Black Canyon relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 9.94. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Dominican/Black Canyon primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 69.2%.

What is the unemployment rate in Dominican/Black Canyon?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 10.6%.

How educated are residents of Dominican/Black Canyon?

Approximately 63.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Dominican/Black Canyon face high rent burden?

Approximately 58.2% 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 Dominican/Black Canyon?

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 applications74
Estimated originations43
Home-purchase applications28
Origination rate58.2%
Home-purchase share37.5%
Average application loan$744,697
Total application loan amount$54,887,640
National application rank#5,574 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 16.2% YoY; originations 6.8% 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.