What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Side?
South Side is ranked #11 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Lancaster; #224 of 382 eligible neighborhoods in PA; and #9,721 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
South Side
Lancaster, PA | Lancaster County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
44.0
Stability and Strength
35.1
Value Opportunity
50.9
Momentum
48.5
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Lancaster, PA |
| County | Lancaster County |
| National rank | #9,721 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #224 of 382 |
| City rank | #11 of 15 |
| County rank | #11 of 15 |
| National percentile | 35.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $191,775 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.18% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.07 |
| Median household income | $62,549 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 12.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 65.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 43.1% |
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 Side
Is South Side one of the best neighborhoods in Lancaster?
South Side has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 44.0 and a city ranking of #11 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Lancaster.
How much are homes worth in South Side?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Side is approximately $191,775.
Are home values rising or falling in South Side?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.3% year over year and -0.18% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Side?
South Side has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 48.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in South Side?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $62,549.
How affordable is South Side relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.07. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is South Side primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 65.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in South Side?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 12.3%.
How educated are residents of South Side?
Approximately 20.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in South Side face high rent burden?
Approximately 43.1% 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 Side?
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 applications77
Estimated originations44
Home-purchase applications38
Origination rate56.9%
Home-purchase share49.0%
Average application loan$151,022
Total application loan amount$11,591,006
National application rank#5,406 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.4% YoY; originations -6.6% 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.