What do we mean by a neighborhood?
NeighborhoodScout® uses the official government designation for neighborhoods - the census tract.
Census tracts are small, relatively permanent subdivisions of a county that are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in conjunction with local authorities all across the country to define real neighborhoods that are bounded to contain areas with homogeneous population characteristics (including economic status, lifestyle, and living conditions). Census tracts usually have 4,000 persons, but can range between 1,500 and 8,000 persons. This is the most fine-grained area for which detailed information is made available from the government, to protect the individual privacy of each of us. Because census tracts are based on population, they vary in size depending on the density of settlement. In urban areas, they are small, and in rural areas they can cover an entire small town or even a few small towns in very rural areas.
Since census tracts are subdivisions of a county, we did a spatial overlay of the census tracts onto city and town boundaries using a geographic information system to properly assign each census tract to its appropriate city or town. Then we named each census tract to the local colloquially recognized neighborhood name for that spot (e.g., Boston, MA (Dorchester). If there was not a name available, we named the census tract by the largest street intersection in the census tract (e.g., Worcester, MA (Lincoln St/Plantation St)
Why we don't use Zip Codes as neighborhoods
Zip codes were developed by the Postal Service for the purpose of delivering mail, but were never intended to define coherent neighborhoods. In addition, Zip Codes can have as many as 10 distinctly different census tracts contained within them. When distinct census tracts are blended together in a single Zip Code, the data reflects their average conditions and often gives a false sense of the area. The result is that potentially great matching neighborhoods can be missed, and erroneous matches can also be produced and delivered to you.
Using census tracts makes great matches possible, and helps people find the areas that are best for them and their families. Because we are committed to providing the highest possible quality and finding the neighborhoods that best meet your criteria, we use census tracts. And, as always, we show you the actual street map of the neighborhood so you know exactly where your best matching neighborhood is located.
What is a Condition Alert?
A condition alert is a condition in the neighborhood that triggers an alert. NeighborhoodScout contains condition alerts to highlight conditions that are extreme, whether good or bad. This helps answer crucial questions about the state of the neighborhood being evaluated, such as:
What are the risks of violent crime here?
Is the risk of home break-ins or other property crimes increasing?
Does real estate here hold its value?
Are the trends in local vacancies or unemployment concerning?
...and dozens more.
Information at a glance that you need to know to invest, appraise or finance a property.
Raw data sources:
National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
Methodology:
NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile…
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Real Estate
44
statistics
6
alerts
Economics & Demographics
136
statistics
3
alerts
Crime
67
statistics
5
alerts
Schools
65
statistics
7
alerts
Trends & Forecasts
328
statistics
15
alerts
Every PRO report comes with 640 vital statistics across 5 themes: Real Estate, Demographics, Crime, Schools, and Trends & Forecasts including appreciation rate trends and forecasts. Condition alerts highlight extreme conditions, good or bad, to make it easy to identify outlier conditions in any area.
Real Estate Prices & Overview
Every report comes with a unique full-text description of the neighborhood, covering real estate prices, notable and unique neighborhood characteristics such as if the neighborhood is very walkable, or has significant vacancies, high incomes, the types of households that are unique to the area, unique things about the housing stock, and more. We also include a nice description of the demography of the neighborhood, commuting issues/access to jobs, and much more in an easy-to-read format.
This neighborhood's median real estate price is $420,303, which is less expensive than 81.3% of Massachusetts neighborhoods and 39.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in this neighborhood is currently $1,712, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 92.9% of Massachusetts neighborhoods.
This is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Worcester, Massachusetts.
This neighborhood's real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in this neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 9.0% in this neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 43.0% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Worcester, the Belmont Hill neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Modes of Transportation
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Belmont Hill (42.3%) than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, in the Belmont Hill neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 16.5% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 97.5% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!
People
The Belmont Hill neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The Belmont Hill neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (60.1%) than found in 96.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
Car Ownership
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the Belmont Hill neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 33.8% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Real Estate
Even if you drive or take transit to your place of employment, many people enjoy being able to walk in their neighborhood. What many people don't realize is that most of America's premier vacation locations are also very walkable. The Belmont Hill neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability.
In addition, corner bodegas, stores on the first floor and apartments above, former grand Victorian residences converted into apartments, three-deckers built shoulder-to-shoulder, duplexes. Such building types define the real estate of neighborhoods dominated by small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. Many are in older core neighborhoods of Eastern and Midwestern cities, or historic town centers in their hinterlands. If you wax romantic about the look and feel of such neighborhoods, with fresh pizza, falafel and an independent florist at the corner, then you might find the Belmont Hill neighborhood worth a close look. This neighborhood is an absolutely outstanding example of the dominance of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings compared to neighborhoods across the nation, as they make up a substantial portion of this neighborhood's real estate stock. In fact, no less than 34.1% of the real estate here is made up of such dwellings, which is higher than 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Diversity
Did you know that the Belmont Hill neighborhood has more Puerto Rican and Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 44.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Puerto Rican ancestry and 8.7% have Portuguese ancestry.
Belmont Hill is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Portuguese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
The Neighbors
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Belmont Hill neighborhood in Worcester are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 60.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the Belmont Hill neighborhood, 39.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (23.2%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
Languages
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Belmont Hill neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 48.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English, Arabic, Portuguese and African languages.
Ethnicity / Ancestry
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Belmont Hill neighborhood in Worcester, MA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (44.6%). There are also a number of people of Portuguese ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report English roots (7.8%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (6.5%), along with some African ancestry residents (5.5%), among others. In addition, 20.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Getting to Work
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Belmont Hill neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (42.3%) carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (34.7%) and 16.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. Despite relying on the automobile to get to work, residents of this neighborhood share the ride more than most neighborhoods, reducing traffic, pollution, and saving money.
Raw data sources:
National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
Methodology:
NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile…
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Average Home
Values
Average Home Values
Median home value is the value which has equal numbers of homes valued above and below it. The median home value is more stable than the average home value, which can be greatly affected by a few very high or very low home values.
Real Estate Tax Rate
The average effective real estate tax rate is based on the median real estate taxes paid in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the median home value in the neighborhood. Published tax rates may differ slightly from the average effective rates used by NeighborhoodScout, where NeighborhoodScout’s tax rates more closely follow the taxes paid by property owners.
Median Home Value
$420,303
Median Real Estate Taxes
$6,244
(1.5% effective rate)
Neighborhood Home Prices
> $1,210,000
$907,001 - $1,210,000
$605,001 - $907,000
$484,001 - $605,000
$363,001 - $484,000
$242,001 - $363,000
$121,001 - $242,000
$60,001 - $121,000
$0 - $60,000
4.8%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
8.9%
8.9%
10.8%
10.8%
48.6%
48.6%
18.7%
18.7%
2.2%
2.2%
6.0%
6.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0%
100%
% of Homes
Low
for Massachusetts
High
for nation
Homeownership Rate
Neighborhood Condition Alerts
This neighborhood has among the lowest percentage of owner-occupied residences of all neighborhoods in America according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.This neighborhood has among the highest percentage of renter-occupied residences of all neighborhoods in America according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.
Owners
Renters
19.2%
19.2%
80.8%
80.8%
0%
100%
% of Homes
Vacancy Rate
Neighborhood Condition Alerts
This neighborhood has among the lowest percentage of owner-occupied residences of all neighborhoods in America according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.This neighborhood has among the highest percentage of renter-occupied residences of all neighborhoods in America according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.
Seasonally Vacant
Vacant Year-Round
Occupied
0.0%
0.0%
9.0%
9.0%
91.0%
91.0%
0%
100%
% of Homes
Rental
Market
Average Market Rent
Average market rent is exclusively developed by NeighborhoodScout. It reveals the average monthly rent paid for market rate apartments and rental homes in the neighborhood, excluding public housing. Utility payments are not included.
Gross Rental Yield
Average annual rent as a percentage of property value. Gross rental yield is based on average market rents paid for a unit with the same number of bedrooms as the median owner occupied home.
Average Market Rent
Neighborhood Condition Alert
This neighborhood's avg monthly rental cost is among the lowest in this state, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.
$1,712
/ per month
Gross Rental Yield
7.06%
Average Market Rent™ reveals the average monthly rent paid for market rate apartments and rental homes in the neighborhood, excluding public housing. Utility payments are not included. Exclusively developed by NeighborhoodScout.
Median monthly rent by number of bedrooms
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
$2,320
$2,045
$601
No Data
3 Beds or More
2 Beds or More
1 Bed
Studio
Very Low
for Massachusetts
Low
for nation
Neighborhood
Setting
Setting
Land and Water
Coastal: Neighborhoods on the ocean or tidally influenced rivers.
Lakefront: The neighborhood includes shoreline on a significant body of freshwater. These are lakes large enough to include recreation and scenic areas. (Note that smaller lakes are not included, or neighborhoods that have little shoreline on a lake, relative to the size of the entire neighborhood).
Farms: Agricultural land uses are a significant part of the neighborhood and contribute to its character.
Population Density
The look and feel of the neighborhood, from high rises on the coast, to rural farmlands.
Densely Urban: With densities above 10,000 people per square mile these are some of the densest neighborhoods in the nation.
Urban: Generally between 5,000 and 10,000 people per square mile, these are full built up places although not among the most dense in the country.
Suburban: Although not necessarily outside city limits, these neighborhoods have a more generous amount of space per person with densities generally between 1,000 and 5,000 people per square mile.
Rural: Neighborhoods consist mostly of open space or agricultural areas but also generally have around 100 residents per square mile.
Remote: Neighborhoods with the fewest people per square mile in the nation, generally less than 100 per square mile.
Coastal
Lakefront
Farms
Neighborhood Look and Feel
Densely Urban
19,895 people/sq. mile
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Remote
Population Density
Housing Market
Details
Housing Market Details
Age of Homes
The proportion of homes and apartments in the neighborhood built within a certain time period.
Type of Homes
These are the predominate forms of housing in the neighborhood. Percentages are based on the number of housing units in the neighborhood of each housing type.
Size of Homes
The predominate size of homes in the neighborhood, based on the number of bedrooms. Homes include single family houses as well as apartment and condominium units.
Special Purpose Housing
These housing types are not for sale or for rent to the general public but may have a strong influence on the character of the neighborhood.
Types of Homes
Neighborhood Condition Alerts
This neighborhood has among the lowest percentages of single family detatched homes of all neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.This neighborhood has among the highest percentage of large apartment complexes or high rise apartments of all neighborhoods in America according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.This neighborhood has among the lowest percentage of mobile homes and trailers of all neighborhoods in America according to NeighborhoodScout analysis.
Raw data sources:
American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.
Methodology:
Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….
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Lifestyle
Lifestyle Character
There isn’t one neighborhood that is best for everyone. The best neighborhood for you may not be the best one for someone else. Similarly, what you want as a first-time home buyer may be different than what you want when you have school-aged children, or when you are nearing retirement.
The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more family-friendly than, more college student friendly than, more luxurious than, and so forth.
People have personalities, and so do neighborhoods. A neighborhood’s character describes its personality and the feeling one gets when experiencing the neighborhood as a true resident. Quiet and sophisticated? Hip and walkable? The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more Urbane than, more Hip than, more Quiet than, more Nautical than, more Walkable than.
Age groups present in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the total population. Neighborhoods that score highest for mixed ages have the most equitable distribution across all age groups, from infants to senior citizens, all living in the same neighborhood.
Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
23.5%
18 - 29:
21.8%
30 - 44:
22.0%
45 - 64:
16.1%
Over 65 Years:
10.1%
Marital
Status
Marital Status
Marital status is defined based on the percentage of residents who are 18 and over. Marital Statuses include: Married, Divorced, Widowed and Single (Never Married). (We are not able to include same-sex marriages here because of data limitations. Same-sex couple data is available under Household Type.)
Single:
53.9%
Married:
32.4%
Divorced:
8.9%
Widowed:
4.8%
Gender
47.5%
52.5%
Male
Female
Military
Military Status
Percent Currently Active in the Military
These are people currently active in the military. They may live on base or off base.
Active Military
1.1%
1.1%
% of Residents
College
College Status
Percent Currently at College / University
These are students enrolled in higher education as either undergraduates or graduate students. They may live on campus or in off campus housing.
Attending College
4.5%
4.5%
% of Residents
Household
Types
Household Types
Particular living arrangements defined as a percentage of all households in the neighborhood.
One person households
Neighborhood
Nation
42.4%
42.4%
27.6%
27.6%
Married Couple with Child
Neighborhood
Nation
4.2%
4.2%
17.9%
17.9%
Single Parent with Child
Neighborhood
Nation
21.4%
21.4%
8.3%
8.3%
Employment
Industries
Employment Industries in Belmont Hill
These are the types of employers who neighborhood residents work for. You can find neighborhoods where residents cluster into particular industries, often to be near particular employers or institutions.
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Construction
Healthcare
Transportation
Manufacturing
Finance
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Administration
Public Service
Education
Other
Arts
Management
Real estate
Information Technology
Utilities
Wholesale
Mining
Agriculture
23.7%
23.7%
12.6%
12.6%
12.3%
12.3%
10.5%
10.5%
7.6%
7.6%
7.5%
7.5%
7.5%
7.5%
5.9%
5.9%
4.3%
4.3%
3.3%
3.3%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0%
100%
% of Residents
Commute to
work
Commute to Work
Means of Transport
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. The share of using each mode of transport is measured as percentage of all working adults.
Average One-Way Commute Time
The amount of time spent commuting tells a lot about a neighborhood’s access to jobs and the degree of congestion in the area. The time is calculated for all residents working outside the home.
Vehicles Per Household
The number of vehicles the average household in the neighborhood possesses is a function of wealth, space constraints, the age people of the household (e.g., households with teenagers and parents), and the availability of alternatives to driving.
The measure is defined as the number of vehicles registered per household, as a percentage of all households in the neighborhood.
Average One-way Commute Time
Less than 15 minutes
15-30 minutes
30-45 minutes
45-60 minutes
Over 60 minutes
26.5%
26.5%
48.0%
48.0%
15.2%
15.2%
8.6%
8.6%
1.7%
1.7%
0%
100%
% of Residents
Means of Transport
Drives Alone:
34.7%
Carpool/Taxi:
42.3%
Walk:
16.5%
Work at Home:
6.5%
Other:
0.0%
Other:
Bus: 0.0%
Subway/Train: 0.0%
Ferry: 0.0%
Bike: 0.0%
Vehicles per household
No Vehicles:
33.8%
1-2 Vehicles:
48.9%
3+ Vehicles:
17.3%
Migration &
Mobility
Migration & Mobility
Percent of Residents Moving Last Year
The percent of all current neighborhood residents who were not living in the same house one year ago. Very high values show a lack of stability in the neighborhood. Very low values may represent insularity to outsiders.
Percent of Residents Born Out of State
This value will be high in neighborhoods that attract new residents from around the country, and low in places where most residents grew up within the same state.
Percent of Residents Foreign Born
Foreign Born residents have immigrated to the United States from another country and may or may not be naturalized citizens.
Migration & mobility: Very high values show a lack of stability in the neighborhood. Very low values may represent insularity to outsiders. High percentages born out of state are found in neighborhoods that attract new residents from around the country, which reflects local opportunity.
Moved Last Year
Moved Last Year
13.7%
13.7%
% of Residents
Born Out of State
Born out of State
56.6%
56.6%
% of Residents
Foreign Born
Foreign Born
20.7%
20.7%
% of Residents
Race & Ethnic
Diversity
Race / Ethnic Diversity
Race / Ethnicity
These are the ways neighborhood residents have self-reported their race and ethnicity to the US Census. Asian and Hispanic residents may identify with one of the more specific subcategories.
Racial Diversity
The neighborhoods with the very highest racial diversity will contain roughly equal proportions, or as close as is possible to equal proportions, across all racial groups: White, Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, and Asian.
NeighborhoodScout has developed an exclusive diversity index. Based on the Gini coefficient, the closer the index is to 100 means the neighborhood has a more even proportion of residents than other U.S. neighborhoods across all racial groups and by Hispanic origin: White, Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, Asian and Hispanic.
Diversity Index
63
(100 is the most diverse)
Neighborhood Condition Alert
This neighborhood has one of the highest overal rates of crime incidents per 1,000 resident population in America, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis. Overall crimes include both property crimes and violent crimes. To see the details of violent vs. property crime rates for this neighborhood, please refer to the respective sections below.
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
American Indian and Alaska Native
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
52.7%
52.7%
40.1%
40.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
1.8%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0%
100%
% of Homes
Occupations
Occupations
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these help you understand the area’s character. Occupations are calculated as a percentage of all working adults.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these help you understand the area’s character. Occupations are calculated as a percentage of all working adults.
Executives, managers, & professionals
Sales and service workers
Office support workers
Factory workers & laborers
Farmers, foresters, & fishers
23.2%
23.2%
26.0%
26.0%
11.5%
11.5%
39.4%
39.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0%
100%
% of Residents
Ancestry
Ancestries
These are the most common groups that neighborhood residents self- report as their ancestry. Places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture.
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Puerto Rican
Portuguese
English
Sub. African
African
Arab
Dominican
Central American
Italian
Irish
Swedish
French
French Canadian
Polish
Haitian
Lithuanian
Welsh
German
Scottish
Spanish
44.6%
44.6%
8.7%
8.7%
7.8%
7.8%
6.5%
6.5%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0%
100%
% of Residents
Languages
Spoken
Languages Spoken
These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families.
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Spanish
English
Arabic
Portuguese
African
French
Native American
Polish
Italian
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Urdu
Tagalog
Russian
Persian
Mon-Khmer
Korean
Japanese
Langs. of India
Greek
48.1%
48.1%
35.5%
35.5%
5.6%
5.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0%
100%
% of Residents
Average
Income
Average Income
Income
Income is measured either on a per capita basis or median household income. Per capita is the best measure of the average spending power of each person in the neighborhood. Median household income provides the best measure of the budget of the typical family or other non-family household.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood.
Income is measured on both a per capita basis and median household income. Both are compared visually to the national average for easy indexing.
Per capita is the best measure of the average spending power of each person in the neighborhood. Median household income provides the best measure of the budget of the typical family or other non-family household.
Per Capita Income
Neighborhood Condition Alert
This neighborhood has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the state, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.
Neighborhood
Nation
$17,801
$17,801
$41,261
$41,261
Median Household Income
Neighborhood
Nation
$25,404
$25,404
$75,149
$75,149
Education
Education
Percent of Adults with College Degree
The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained at least a 4 year college degree like a BA.
Percent of Adults with Advanced Degree
The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained a graduate or professional degree above and beyond a 4 year degree, like an MA, MD, JD, MBA or PhD.
Educational attainment, along with income, is likely the most important measure of a neighborhood’s character. We compare the percentage of adults in the neighborhood aged 25 and older that have attained at least a 4 year college degree like a BA to the national average. We also compare the percentage of adults that have attained a graduate or professional degree above and beyond a 4 year degree, like an MA, MD, JD, MBA or PhD.
Adults with College Degree
Neighborhood Condition Alert
This neighborhood has one of the lowest levels of adult educational attainment in the state, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.
Neighborhood
Nation
15.6%
15.6%
34.3%
34.3%
% of Residents
Adults with Advanced Degree
Neighborhood
Nation
2.5%
2.5%
13.4%
13.4%
% of Residents
Unemployment
Rate
Unemployment Rate
The percent of neighborhood residents who are seeking employment, but are currently unemployed.
Neighborhood
Nation
1.9%
1.9%
4.1%
4.1%
% of Residents
Children Living in Poverty
Neighborhood Condition Alert
This neighborhood has one of the highest percetages of children living below the federal poverty line of any neighborhood in this state.
Raw data sources:
18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
Where is 2023 data?
Methodology:
Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
Read more about Scout's Crime Data
Neighborhood Crime
Index
FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data
NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
This neighborhood has one of the highest overal rates of crime incidents per 1,000 resident population in America, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis. Overall crimes include both property crimes and violent crimes. To see the details of violent vs. property crime rates for this neighborhood, please refer to the respective sections below.
violent Crime Index
3
(100 is safest)
Neighborhood Condition Alert
This neighborhood has one of the highest violent crime rates per 1,000 residents of any neighborhood in America, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout data and analysis. Violent crimes include murder, non-neglegent manslaughter, forceble rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault.
property Crime Index
25
(100 is safest)
Crimes(per square mile)
200
150
100
50
0
918
126
19
National Median: 27.0
Belmont Hill
Worcester
Massachusetts
Violent Crime Comparison(per 1,000 residents)
20
15
10
5
0
18.46
6.23
3.22
National Median: 4
Belmont Hill
Worcester
Massachusetts
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a
Violent
Crime
1 in
54
Neighborhood Condition Alert
In this neighborhood residents have one of the highest chances of becoming a victim of violent crime of any neighborhood in this state, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout data and analysis. Violent crimes include murder, non-neglegent manslaughter, forceble rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault.
in
this Neighborhood
1 in
160
in
Worcester
1 in
311
in
Massachusetts
Property Crime Comparison(per 1,000 residents)
100
75
50
25
0
27.68
17.41
10.7
National Median: 20
Belmont Hill
Worcester
Massachusetts
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a
Property
Crime
1 in
36
Neighborhood Condition Alert
In this neighborhood residents have one of the highest chances of becoming a victim of property crime of any neighborhood in this state, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout data and analysis. Property crimes include burglary (i.e., breaking and entering, including home break-ins), theft (over $50), and motor vehicle theft.
Methodology:
Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.
Read more about Scout's School Data
Zoned School Rating
Information
Zoned School Rating Information
Know how good the public schools are before you buy a home, invest, or relocate. You can search for and find the best schools in any area.
Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school rankings based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. In fact, our nationally comparable school ratings are patented.
We also give you the ability to put in the school quality and class size you want, and the search engine will return the best neighborhoods for education in a list and map your results to the neighborhood level.
We are the only information provider to have this level of search functionality. Another NeighborhoodScout exclusive.
* 10 is the highest
We provide the only nationally comparable school quality index available. For every property address, for each school, and for each school district. Patented. Every state has it’s own standardized school assessment tests, and they are not comparable with schools in other states – even neighboring states. This has made it impossible to compare individual school quality across state lines, even in the same metro area, where properties can be just minutes apart. Until NeighborhoodScout’s patented school quality index.
School
Quality
School Quality Rating, rates the quality of the zoned K-12 public schools that serve this address.
19
(100
is best)
Elementary Schools
3
Middle Schools
3
High Schools
1
Schools in
District
SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT
Zoned Schools
Zoned Schools are the designated schools for students at this location according to attendance area boundaries. Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school district to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
Elementary Schools
Lists elementary level schools within the same public school district(s) as this location, sorted by distance with the closest schools listed at top. Any school serving any grade below 5th is listed. Schools can be cross listed in multiple categories.
Middle Schools
Lists middle schools within the same public school district(s) as this location, sorted by distance with the closest schools listed at top. Middle schools generally serve the grade range 6-8. Schools can be cross listed in multiple categories.
High Schools
Lists high schools within the same public school district(s) as this location, sorted by distance with the closest schools listed at top. Any school serving any grade 10 or higher is listed. Schools can be cross listed in multiple categories.
See the schools that serve any address for most of the U.S., and the schools in the neighborhood for the rest. Both nationally comparable and state comparable school quality ratings by school. Click on the school name to access a full report for the school. Complete with standardized test scores by subject, and often by grade, number of students, classroom size, spending, and much more.
The Only Nationally Comparable School Quality Ratings Available Today
U.S. Patent 8,376,755 by NeighborhoodScout®
NeighborhoodScout® has developed the first ever nationally comparable school ratings.
The result? - neighborhood educational ratings that facilitate accurate comparison among schools, school districts, and neighborhoods in the same (or different) cities, and even between schools in different states.
It is well known that the quality of education provided by public schools varies greatly from school district to school district, and from city to city. Still further, the quality of a child's education can vary significantly from neighborhood to neighborhood within any city or town.
See how the school district is spending tax money, before you invest or buy into the district and start paying with your taxes. Shown per student, total, and % of total. Condition alerts point out where spending is outside the norm for the state.
Raw data sources:
U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Real Estate Value Forecasts & Regional Analysis: Updated Quarterly
Real Estate Values & Trends: Q4 2023. Updated Quarterly.
Methodology:
Scout Vision uniquely solves for investment risk by generating Home Price Appreciation projections with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy, for every micro-neighborhood (block group) in the U.S.
Read more
Rising Star. Scout Vision® Rising Star Index reveals the 3-year appreciation forecast at the Micro-Neighborhood™ level, 10X smaller than a Zip Code. On an easy-to-use 1-5 scale, the Index rates every neighborhood from Very Low projected price growth over the next 3 years, to Rising Star expected growth. Based on 200+ data elements, with proven predictive accuracy up to 90%
Rising Star
Index
Appreciation Potential
The Scout Vision® Rising Star Index rates a neighborhood’s 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each neighborhood is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this neighborhood's forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all neighborhoods nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing what is very low, low, moderate, high, and rising star appreciation performance.
1
- Very Low
(Forecast to appreciate less than 7.5% over the next 3 years).
2
- Low
(Forecast to appreciate between 7.5% and 12.5% over the next 3 years).
3
- Moderate
(Forecast to appreciate between 12.5% and 21% over the next 3 years).
4
- High
(Forecast to appreciate between 21% and 30% over the next 3 years).
5
- Rising Star
(Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years).
Appreciation Potential (3 years)
Rising Star
1
2
3
4
5
Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years
Blue Chip. While the opportunity may be outstanding, lenders, investors and others also want to know if the location has a proven track record of increasing value, or conversely, if it is ‘very early’ and isn’t yet a place where values have risen. Scout Vision® Blue Chip Index is based on past appreciation performance over the last 10 years for the specific Micro-Neighborhood™, plus existing fundamentals like school quality that are proven to help locations hold value in down economic times. 1-5 scale from Very Low Investment Security to Blue Chip, the highest investment security of all.
Blue Chip
Index
Investment Security
Scout Vision’s® exclusive Blue Chip Index rates a neighborhood’s past performance and current fundamentals on a 1 - 5 scale. Past performance takes into account observed home value appreciation since 2000 and current fundamentals include key ingredients that NeighborhoodScout’s analyses have found to ensure properties hold value in a downturn.
1
- Very Low
(Ranked in the bottom 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
2
- Low
(Ranked in the bottom 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
3
- Moderate
(Ranked in the middle 30% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
4
- High
(Ranked in the top 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
5
- Blue Chip
(Ranked in the top 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
Past Appreciation and Existing Fundamentals
High
1
2
3
4
5
Ranked in the top 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security
See the median home value for any address’s Micro-Neighborhood by quarter from 2000 Q1 to present. Reveals trends and forecast through up and down economic cycles at a spatial scale never before available. See how the neighborhood compares to the metro or non-metropolitan region it is in. Then see the quarter by quarter home price appreciation forecast for the next 3 years. Point at any place on the line to reveal the median house value for any quarter.
Scout Vision® Neighborhood Home Value Trend &
Forecast
Know the Future: Appreciation 3 Year Forecast
Scout Vision®: Accurate Predictive Neighborhood Home Value Forecasting
Developed by industry veterans and PhD geographers, Scout Vision uniquely solves for risk by forecasting home values with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy:
#1 Accuracy:
Three-year property appreciation forecasts with up to 90% predictive accuracy. (5-Yr available for Scout Vision API clients)
#1 Resolution:
The highest resolution product in existence: forecasts to the micro-neighborhood (nearly 10X smaller than a Zip Code).
#1 Coverage:
100% seamless U.S. coverage
#1 Depth:
200+ independent factors, 35+ unique data dimensions, and 23 models undergird Scout Vision
Know the Past: Neighborhood Home Value Trends
Scout Vision’s® Exclusive Home Appreciation Rates
NeighborhoodScout reveals the home value trends and appreciation rates for every state, city, town, neighborhood, and micro-neighborhood in America.
NeighborhoodScout has calculated and provides home appreciation rates as a percentage change in the resale value of existing homes in that city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood over the latest quarter, the last year, 2-years, 5-years, 10-years, and even from 2000 to present. We show both the cumulative appreciation rate, and the average annual appreciation rate for each time period (e.g., last 5-years: 84% total appreciation, Avg. per year: 16.8%). We also show how each city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood's appreciation rate compares to others across the U.S. and within the same metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan region (e.g., 9 relative to the nation, 5 relative to the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area [10 is highest]). This makes comparisons of house appreciation rates equally easy for professional investors and individual homebuyers. In this example, the neighborhood is one of the highest appreciating in the nation over the last 5-years, but is only average in appreciation for the same period relative to other neighborhoods in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area.
About the appreciation rate data
Our data are designed to capture changes in the value of single-family homes at the state, city, town, neighborhood and even micro-neighborhood level. Different micro-neighborhoods within a city or town can have drastically different home appreciation rates. NeighborhoodScout vividly reveals such differences. Our data are built upon median house values per square foot in each neighborhood. The data reflect appreciation rates for the micro-neighborhood or neighborhood, not necessarily each individual property in the neighborhood.
Our data are calculated and updated every three months for each geography, approximately two months after the end of the previous quarter.
What transactions are covered in the appreciation rate data?
Neighborhood appreciation rate data are based on transactions involving conforming, conventional mortgages. Conforming refers to a mortgage that both meets the underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and that doesn't exceed the conforming loan limit, a figure linked to an index published by the Federal Housing Finance Board. Conventional means that the mortgages are neither insured nor guaranteed by the FHA, VA, or other federal government entity.
Mortgages on properties financed by government-insured loans, such as FHA or VA mortgages, are excluded, as are properties with mortgages whose principal amount exceeds the conforming loan limit.
Neighborhood Home Value Trends
Neighborhood Trend and Forecast
Regional Trend:
Worcester, MA-CT Metro Area
2000-01-01
139774
133300
2000-04-01
144041
137171
2000-07-01
148970
141642
2000-10-01
152465
144813
2001-01-01
157454
148694
2001-04-01
162993
153125
2001-07-01
169762
158786
2001-10-01
174961
162877
2002-01-01
178845
166918
2002-04-01
185109
173339
2002-07-01
190363
178751
2002-10-01
194387
182931
2003-01-01
198734
186682
2003-04-01
202631
189983
2003-07-01
207098
193854
2003-10-01
215456
201616
2004-01-01
219788
205187
2004-04-01
225931
210568
2004-07-01
236185
220060
2004-10-01
241427
224541
2005-01-01
246846
229092
2005-04-01
253524
234903
2005-07-01
259113
239624
2005-10-01
261851
241495
2006-01-01
262650
243065
2006-04-01
260608
241795
2006-07-01
256115
238074
2006-10-01
257044
239774
2007-01-01
252298
237164
2007-04-01
247682
234683
2007-07-01
239125
228262
2007-10-01
236790
228062
2008-01-01
233578
226521
2008-04-01
223644
218259
2008-07-01
213501
209788
2008-10-01
211799
209758
2009-01-01
211716
209838
2009-04-01
204211
202496
2009-07-01
200167
198615
2009-10-01
200814
199425
2010-01-01
200064
198315
2010-04-01
198385
196274
2010-07-01
199926
197455
2010-10-01
199486
196655
2011-01-01
193423
192604
2011-04-01
187880
189073
2011-07-01
186677
189883
2011-10-01
184705
189923
2012-01-01
183990
187683
2012-04-01
184184
186352
2012-07-01
186470
187112
2012-10-01
189305
188423
2013-01-01
189086
187633
2013-04-01
189588
187563
2013-07-01
191629
189033
2013-10-01
192971
189803
2014-01-01
193803
190253
2014-04-01
197635
193704
2014-07-01
199567
195254
2014-10-01
201599
196905
2015-01-01
204277
197855
2015-04-01
208626
200475
2015-07-01
212114
202236
2015-10-01
215272
203666
2016-01-01
216275
204046
2016-04-01
220289
207437
2016-07-01
224313
210838
2016-10-01
226227
212128
2017-01-01
228733
213418
2017-04-01
234760
218229
2017-07-01
240077
222330
2017-10-01
242033
223071
2018-01-01
247275
226041
2018-04-01
254788
231282
2018-07-01
259740
233963
2018-10-01
261721
233673
2019-01-01
268540
237164
2019-04-01
274899
240194
2019-07-01
281857
243825
2019-10-01
287666
246306
2020-01-01
290572
248346
2020-04-01
295139
252047
2020-07-01
301446
257488
2020-10-01
308943
264120
2021-01-01
317993
271802
2021-04-01
334975
287415
2021-07-01
352997
304069
2021-10-01
360917
310620
2022-01-01
367792
317742
2022-04-01
386199
336396
2022-07-01
393294
343738
2022-10-01
389806
340497
2023-01-01
388507
347239
2023-04-01
402233
362102
2023-07-01
417812
368834
2023-10-01
420303
370956
2024-01-01
420783
371380
2024-04-01
431572
379948
2024-07-01
442414
388569
2024-10-01
449456
393390
2025-01-01
456499
398212
2025-04-01
463541
403033
2025-07-01
462507
399779
2025-10-01
469454
404505
2026-01-01
480535
413364
2026-04-01
506146
436755
2026-07-01
545271
473659
2026-10-01
575572
501739
2027-01-01
599943
523976
Scout Vision® Home Value Trends and
Forecast
Know the Future: Appreciation 3 Year Forecast
Scout Vision®: Accurate Predictive Neighborhood Home Value Forecasting
Developed by industry veterans and PhD geographers, Scout Vision uniquely solves for risk by forecasting home values with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy:
#1 Accuracy:
Three-year property appreciation forecasts with up to 90% predictive accuracy. (5-Yr available for Scout Vision API clients)
#1 Resolution:
The highest resolution product in existence: forecasts to the micro-neighborhood (nearly 10X smaller than a Zip Code).
#1 Coverage:
100% seamless U.S. coverage
#1 Depth:
200+ independent factors, 35+ unique data dimensions, and 23 models undergird Scout Vision
Know the Past: Neighborhood Home Value Trends
Scout Vision’s® Exclusive Home Appreciation Rates
NeighborhoodScout reveals the home value trends and appreciation rates for every state, city, town, neighborhood, and micro-neighborhood in America.
NeighborhoodScout has calculated and provides home appreciation rates as a percentage change in the resale value of existing homes in that city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood over the latest quarter, the last year, 2-years, 5-years, 10-years, and even from 2000 to present. We show both the cumulative appreciation rate, and the average annual appreciation rate for each time period (e.g., last 5-years: 84% total appreciation, Avg. per year: 16.8%). We also show how each city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood's appreciation rate compares to others across the U.S. and within the same metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan region (e.g., 9 relative to the nation, 5 relative to the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area [10 is highest]). This makes comparisons of house appreciation rates equally easy for professional investors and individual homebuyers. In this example, the neighborhood is one of the highest appreciating in the nation over the last 5-years, but is only average in appreciation for the same period relative to other neighborhoods in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area.
About the appreciation rate data
Our data are designed to capture changes in the value of single-family homes at the state, city, town, neighborhood and even micro-neighborhood level. Different micro-neighborhoods within a city or town can have drastically different home appreciation rates. NeighborhoodScout vividly reveals such differences. Our data are built upon median house values per square foot in each neighborhood. The data reflect appreciation rates for the micro-neighborhood or neighborhood, not necessarily each individual property in the neighborhood.
Our data are calculated and updated every three months for each geography, approximately two months after the end of the previous quarter.
What transactions are covered in the appreciation rate data?
Neighborhood appreciation rate data are based on transactions involving conforming, conventional mortgages. Conforming refers to a mortgage that both meets the underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and that doesn't exceed the conforming loan limit, a figure linked to an index published by the Federal Housing Finance Board. Conventional means that the mortgages are neither insured nor guaranteed by the FHA, VA, or other federal government entity.
Mortgages on properties financed by government-insured loans, such as FHA or VA mortgages, are excluded, as are properties with mortgages whose principal amount exceeds the conforming loan limit.
We reveal the 3 year forecast home appreciation rates for any address’s Micro-Neighborhood, including total appreciation, avg. annual appreciation, and even show you how it compares to the metro or non-metropolitan area of the address, as well as how it compares to America overall. We also reveal neighborhood home appreciation rates for the past: latest quarter, last 12 months, last 2 years, last 5 years, last 10 years, and since 2000. Exclusively from NeighborhoodScout. Data at a scale available nowhere else: 10X more fine grained than a Zip Code. Seamless national coverage.
Time Period
Total Appreciation
Average Annual Rate
Compared To
Metro
Compared To
America
3 Year Forecast:
2024 Q1 - 2027 Q1
42.74%
12.59%
7
9
Latest Quarter:
2023 Q3 - 2023 Q4
0.60%
2.41%
8
7
Last 12 Months:
2022 Q4 - 2023 Q4
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Among the highest appreciation rate in the U.S.
7.82%
7.82%
4
9
Last 2 Years:
2021 Q4 - 2023 Q4
16.45%
7.91%
5
6
Last 5 Years:
2018 Q4 - 2023 Q4
60.59%
9.94%
9
8
Last 10 Years:
2013 Q4 - 2023 Q4
117.81%
8.10%
9
8
Since 2000:
2000 Q1 - 2023 Q4
175.67%
4.46%
10
7
* 10 is highest
Key Price Drivers at this Location
Pros
Likely to drive home values upward over the next few years or indicators of upward trends already underway.
Regional Housing Market Outlook
Income Trend
Access to High Paying Jobs
Cons
Impediments to home value appreciation over the next few years or indicators of negative trends already underway.
Neighborhood Look & Feel
School Performance
Crime
Scout Vision® Proximity Index
Price Advantage
Scout Vision’s® exclusive Price Advantage Score compares home values per square foot in the neighborhood to other neighborhoods nearby. The average nearby price per square foot is based on other locations a short drive away from the neighborhood.
1
- Strong Disadvantage
(At least 17.5% more expensive per sq ft than other neighborhoods nearby.).
2
- Disadvantage
(At least 7.5% more expensive per sq ft than other neighborhoods nearby.).
3
- Similar Price
(Similar price per sq ft to other neighborhoods nearby.).
4
- Advantage
(At least 10% less expensive per sq ft than other neighborhoods nearby.).
5
- Strong Advantage
(At least 20% less expensive per sq ft than other neighborhoods nearby.).
Price Advantage Score
Similar Price
1
2
3
4
5
Similar price per sq ft to other neighborhoods nearby.
Jobs within an hour
The Scout Vision® Jobs Score Index rates neighborhoods on a 1-5 scale according to how many high paying jobs are within commuting range of the location. We consider short, medium and longer one way commute times of 15, 30, and 45 minutes and sum up the total number of jobs paying at least $75,000 within each. Then every neighborhood is ranked relative to both other neighborhoods in the region and all other neighborhoods in the nation.
1
- Limited
(On average in the bottom 20% for job accessibility.).
2
- Below Average
(On average in the bottom 40% for job accessibility.).
3
- Average
(On average in the middle 20% for job accessibility.).
4
- Very Good
(On average in the top 40% for job accessibility.).
5
- Excellent
(On average in the top 20% for job accessibility.).
Access to High-Paying Jobs
Excellent
1
2
3
4
5
On average in the top 20% for job accessibility.
A fundamental underpinning of real estate values everywhere is access to opportunity jobs. We exclusively calculate the number of high paying ($75,000+) jobs within 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, and 60 minutes of every one of the 218,000 Micro-Neighborhoods in America. Rather than total jobs, high paying jobs have a stronger impact on real estate values. We use road networks and congestion on those roads to run sophisticated travel-time analysis to reveal the real accessibility to high paying jobs for every neighborhood.
Real estate prices flow from high to low in local markets with strong and growing economies, as businesses, investors and residents make decisions to find nearby lower prices. If the Micro-Neighborhood is surrounded by much higher prices, there will be pressure for prices to increase in the lower priced neighborhood that can eventually overcome impediments in the location, such as high crime. If the Micro-Neighborhood is higher priced than surrounding areas, then there will be downward pressure on price. We use sophisticated spatial statistics to calculate the price advantage or disadvantage for every Micro-Neighborhood in the nation.
$212
neighborhood price per sq ft
$211
average nearby home price per sqft
Jobs Within an Hour
High-Paying Jobs*
5 minutes
27628
10 minutes
57922
15 minutes
78125
20 minutes
97567
30 minutes
170067
45 minutes
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60 minutes
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Scout Vision® Real Estate Trends (Last 5
Years)
Scout Vision® REAL ESTATE TRENDS
Homeownership Trend
The average annual change in homeownership rates in the neighborhood during the latest five years.
Vacancy Trend
The average annual change in the vacancy rate in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Trend is based on the percentage of properties that are vacant year round.
Rental Price Trend
The market rental prices may be low, but are they going up? We calculate rental price trends as the average annual change in market rent paid in the neighborhood over the latest 5 years.
Current conditions are one thing. But trends in real estate conditions can reveal where a Micro-Neighborhood is headed. NeighborhoodScout analyzes and calculates trends in homeownership, rental prices, and vacancies, and indexes them to national trends for the same time period so you can see how this neighborhood compares to the national experience.
Avg. Annual Homeownership Trend
Neighborhood
Nation
-0.2%
0.3%
Avg. Annual Rent Price Trend
Neighborhood
Nation
6.3%
5.5%
Avg. Annual Vacancy Trends
Based on the percentage of properties that are vacant year round.
Neighborhood
Nation
-0.3%
-0.2%
Scout Vision® Crime Trends and
Forecast
Scout Vision® Crime Trends and Forecast
The Crime Trends graph plots past, present and future crime risk trends in 5-year intervals for Total Crime, Violent Crime, and Property Crime. The Risk Index shows risks relative to the national median, with 0.5X being half the national median, and 2X being double the national median.
We offer the most accurate crime trend and forecast data available today. Crime is one of the most important determinants of property value trends and risk when investing or lending. Particularly violent crime risk. See not only today’s crime indexed to national averages, but see the trend from 5 years ago, and the forecast for 5 years from now, before you invest, lend, or value a real estate asset.
Neighborhood Crime Risk
Total Crime
Total Property Crime
Total Violent Crime
2019
162
133
184
2024
187
145
219
2029
213
164
249
Scout Vision® Education Trends (last 5
years)
Scout Vision® Education TRENDS
Avg. Annual Change in College Graduates (over last 5 years)
We measure the average annual increase or decrease in the percentage of college graduates living in a neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. College graduates are defined here as adults 25 and older with at least a 4-year college degree.
Avg. annual change in K-12 school performance (over last 5 years)
We analyze school test performance for all schools that serve this location, and calculate the average annual increase or decrease in the school performance index, based on the percentage of students testing proficient or advanced in standardized testing.
Trends reveal what is happening in a locale that conditions alone cannot reveal. Education trends are some of the most important. NeighborhoodScout analyzes and calculates trends in adults with a 4-year college degree, and changes in the performance of K-12 public schools that serve the location, and index them to national trends for the same time period so you can compare this neighborhood to the national experience.
Avg. Annual Change in College Graduates
College graduates are defined as adults 25 and older with at least a 4-year college degree.
Neighborhood
Nation
1.3%
0.6%
Avg. Annual Change in K-12 School Performance
Based on the percentage of students testing proficient or advanced in standardized testing.
Neighborhood
Nation
-3.4%
-0.2%
Scout Vision® Economic TRENDS (last 5
years)
Scout Vision® Economic Trends
Avg annual change in per capita income (over last 5 years)
We measure the average annual increase or decrease in per capita income in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years.
Avg annual change in household income (over last 5 years)
We measure the average annual increase or decrease in household income in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years.
Avg annual change in unemployment rate (over last 5 years)
We measure the average annual increase or decrease in unemployment in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years.
Economic trends add an important dimension to the trajectory of a Micro-Neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout collects data at multiple time points, analyzes these data, and calculates trends in per capita income, household income, and unemployment in the neighborhood to provide you with insights to empower your decision-making.
Avg. Annual Change in per Capita Income
Neighborhood
Nation
7.4%
6.7%
Avg. Annual Change in Household Income
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Increased among the highest rates in the U.S.
Neighborhood
Nation
13.4%
6.4%
Avg. Annual Change in Unemployment Rate
Neighborhood
Nation
0.0%
0.0%
Scout Vision® Population
Trends
Scout Vision® Population Trends
We used Geographic Information Science to create a population surface for the entire United States, and then sum the population 5 years ago, and today within 8 different distances from the subject location, ranging from ½ mile up to 50 miles. We then calculate the percentage change in population for each distance. This reveals trends in demand for real estate that can drive pricing, or reveal declines in demand, at every relevant distance from the subject location.
Critical to value creation is demand. A strong measure of demand is population change over time. NeighborhoodScout gathered population data from 5 years ago and today for every Micro-Neighborhood in the U.S., and then analyzed the data using GIS and calculated the population change within ½ mile, 1 mile, 3 miles, 5 miles, 10 miles 15 miles, 25 miles and 50 miles from each neighborhood. Now you can see how the population is growing and driving demand and how close is this growth to any neighborhood.
Distance from Location
Population 5 Years Ago
Current Population
Percent Change
Half Mile
6,902
7,332
6.23%
1 Mile
34,444
40,006
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Population growth within 1 mile of this location has been among the highest in the nation over the last 5 years.
16.15%
3 Miles
162,189
181,079
11.65%
5 Miles
247,245
271,113
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Population growth within 5 miles of this location has been among the highest in the nation over the last 5 years.
9.65%
10 Miles
381,880
410,575
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Population growth within 10 miles of this location has been among the highest in the nation over the last 5 years.
7.51%
15 Miles
602,075
636,917
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Population growth within 15 miles of this location has been among the highest in the nation over the last 5 years.
5.79%
25 Miles
1,372,414
1,416,981
3.25%
50 Miles
7,602,992
7,777,536
2.30%
Scout Vision® REGIONAL HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS
Worcester, MA-CT Metro Area Regional Investment Potential
Regional Investment Potential
The Scout Vision® Regional Investment Index rates a region’s 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each region is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this region’s forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all regions nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing regional performance against historical benchmarking.
1
- Very Low
(Forecast to depreciate over the next 3 years).
2
- Low
(Forecast to appreciate between 0.0% and 10.0% over the next 3 years).
3
- Moderate
(Forecast to appreciate between 10% and 20% over the next 3 years).
4
- High
(Forecast to appreciate between 20% and 30% over the next 3 years).
5
- Very High
(Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years).
Regional Appreciation Potential (3yr)
Very High
1
2
3
4
5
Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years
Housing Affordability Trends
Worcester, MA-CT Metro Area
Years of average household income needed to buy average home
Regional Housing Market Analysis
Metro
National
2000
2.93
2.66
2001
3.35
2.87
2002
3.78
3.07
2003
4.20
3.26
2004
4.62
3.44
2005
5.04
3.62
2006
4.80
3.82
2007
4.56
3.83
2008
4.40
3.80
2009
4.25
3.69
2010
4.32
3.59
2011
4.17
3.44
2012
3.92
3.35
2013
3.91
3.33
2014
3.79
3.38
2015
3.78
3.49
2016
3.82
3.57
2017
3.88
3.85
2018
3.97
3.90
2019
3.85
3.87
2020
3.74
3.82
2021
4.20
4.21
2022
4.50
4.46
Changes in regional housing affordability reveal housing bubbles in the making. The number of years of median household income needed to buy the average home in a region is an indicator we track to show you when things are building towards a correction. We plot affordability on a line graph from 2000 to today, and show you the low, high, and current number of years of median household income needed to buy the average home in this market. Exclusively from NeighborhoodScout.
2.93
Region's Historical Low
5.04
Region's Historical High
Neighborhood Condition Alert
The number of years of income needed to buy a home in this region has historically been among the highest in the nation. Housing has been very unaffordable to the average household.
4.50
Current
A region’s trends will drive dynamics in its neighborhoods. NeighborhoodScout uses exclusive models to track regional population growth, job growth, income trends, unemployment trends, the stock performance of the region’s industries, housing added, and vacancy trends. Both 1 and 2 year trends are revealed, and compared to national trends on a 1-10 scale.
Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth
Trends
Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth Trends
The Scout Vision® Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth Trends are a set of exclusive assessments of important conditions which influence a region’s housing market, prices, security, and economic outlook.
Regional Trend
Last 2 years
Compared to Nation
Last 1 year
Compared to Nation
Population Growth
-1.22%
5
-1.29%
5
Job Growth
3.09%
2
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Job growth in this region has been among the lowest in the nation over the last 2 years.
-0.46%
1
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Job growth in this region has been among the lowest in the nation over the last year.
Income Trend
14.36%
3
4.40%
2
Neighborhood Condition Alert
Wage and income growth in this region has been among the lowest in the nation over the last year.
Unemployment Trend
-2.15%
9
Neighborhood Condition Alert
The decrease in unemployment in this region has been among the greatest in the nation over the last 2 years.
-0.27%
9
Neighborhood Condition Alert
The decrease in unemployment in this region has been among the greatest in the nation over the last year.
Stock Performance of Region's Industries
17.77%
7
21.96%
6
Housing Added
0.94%
3
0.48%
3
Vacancy Trend
-1.44%
7
-0.94%
9
Neighborhood Condition Alert
The decrease in vacancy rates in this region has been among the greatest in the nation over the last year.
* 10 is highest
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SCOUT’s patented match algorithm identifies the most similar neighborhoods to a subject location, and quantifies the similarity to the subject location. This allows analysts to identify the most similar neighborhoods in a local market area for appraisals, investments, and research.
The algorithm uses 273 neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends.
The closer to 100% means the locations are nearly identical. 80% is a very good, but not excellent match, and so forth.
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