Neighborhood Guides
Data-driven analysis of US neighborhoods, markets, and schools.
Chicago's Safest ZIP Codes: Crime Scores Compared (2026)
Chicago ZIP codes in NeighborScore’s top safety/crime tier, compared with school and overall scores. See what the crime-score tie means and how to verify the underlying public data. See the ZIP-level data before deciding.
San Francisco Home Prices by ZIP Code, Compared (2026 Guide)
San Francisco ZIP-level home values, rents, and days on market compared with April 2026 data. See why ZIP context matters before treating a citywide housing headline as a buying signal. See the ZIP-level data before deciding.
Miami vs. Orlando: Which Florida ZIPs Score Higher? (2026)
Miami and Orlando ZIP scores compared on NeighborScore’s safety and school model. See the covered city-set averages, leading ZIPs, and the limits to consider before a Florida move. See the ZIP-level data before deciding.
Best Washington, DC Neighborhoods: ZIP Scores (2026 Guide)
Washington, DC ZIP codes compared on NeighborScore’s safety and school model. Explore the highest-scoring covered ZIPs, their component scores, and the data limits that matter before a move. See the ZIP-level data before deciding.
Tampa Bay's Best School ZIP Codes, Ranked by NCES Data (2026)
Tampa's 33629 posts the Tampa Bay area's top school score at 89/100 — well above the Florida average. See the full Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater ranking, and why top schools don't always mean the top overall score.
St. Louis Neighborhoods Ranked by Schools and Value (2026)
Every scored St. Louis city ZIP code falls below 50 on NeighborScore's overall composite, led by 63139 at 44. See the full ranking and why schools and affordability — not crime — separate one St. Louis ZIP from another.
Salt Lake City Home Prices by ZIP Code: Fastest Gains (2026)
Salt Lake City's 84102 ZIP code posted the metro's fastest year-over-year price gain at 14.9%. See how all eight scored Salt Lake City ZIP codes compare on Zillow price growth, and where values pulled back instead.
Rent vs. Buy: Price-to-Rent Ratios for 8 U.S. ZIP Codes (2026)
El Paso's price-to-rent ratio of 12.6 sits at one extreme; Corona, Queens's 25.8 sits at the other. See real Zillow price and rent data for 8 U.S. ZIP codes, and what the ratio means for the rent-vs-buy decision.
Raleigh vs. Charlotte: Which NC Metro Scores Higher? (2026)
Raleigh's ZIP codes average a 63/100 NeighborScore composite versus Charlotte's 53 — a gap driven by crime score, not schools. See the full breakdown of North Carolina's two largest metros, ZIP by ZIP.
Detroit Suburbs' Crime Scores, Ranked by FBI Data (2026)
Troy, Michigan's FBI crime score is more than triple Detroit's citywide 25/100. See how Troy, Livonia, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, and Warren compare, and why the gap between Detroit and its suburbs is so wide.
Columbus, Ohio's Best School ZIP Codes, Ranked (2026 Data)
Grandview Heights (43212) posts Columbus's top school score at 93/100 — well above the Ohio and national averages. See the full ranking, and why even Columbus's best school ZIP has a modest overall composite.
Baltimore's Crime Score Explained: City vs. County (2026)
Every scored Baltimore ZIP code — city and county suburbs alike — shares the same 25/100 FBI crime score. See why, how it compares to Maryland and the U.S., and what actually separates one Baltimore ZIP from another.