Zillow: Atlanta Home to Some of the Nation's Most Popular Neighborhoods

Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO

Friday, May 4th, 2018

Zillow announced the 20 most popular neighborhoods across the U.S. Topping the list is The Oaks in Los Angeles, Tuxedo Park in Atlanta, and Presidio Heights in San Francisco.

To identify the nation's most popular neighborhoods, Zillow looked for places with the highest number of page views per listing during the first three months of 2018[i]. Among the 20 most popular neighborhoods on Zillow's list, 15 are along the West Coast in either California or Washington. The remaining five neighborhoods are in Georgia, Washington, D.C., and New York.

For the most part, these neighborhoods are among the toniest in some of the most expensive cities in the country. While this doesn't show a likelihood that more people will be buying homes and moving in, it does show how many people wish they could, or are curious about the neighborhood.

The typical for-sale listing in The Oaks neighborhood has received almost 13,000 page views so far this year, compared to 365 page views on the typical U.S. home. The median list price in the neighborhood is about $3.7 million, more than double the median list price in the city of Calabasas, Calif., as a whole, where the neighborhood is located. The typical home for sale in The Oaks is about 5,600 square feet -- 3,800 square feet larger than the median U.S. home[ii].

Tuxedo Park, the second most popular neighborhood on Zillow's list, is in the city of Atlanta. The typical home for sale in this neighborhood is listed for just under $1.9 million and is 5,476 square feet. The typical home for sale in Tuxedo Park has received 10,759 page views so far this year. To compare, the median list price in the city of Atlanta as a whole is $320,450.

"Real estate shoppers are usually very aspirational, so it's no surprise we have a lot of shoppers looking outside of where they can likely afford and instead, looking at beautiful homes in desirable areas," said Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas. "We see these more posh neighborhoods drawing shoppers in, but ultimately, these probably aren't the neighborhoods most will end up in – the typical price of entry in the majority of neighborhoods on this list is generally much higher than their city as a whole. But it's hard to blame these buyers, because really, who hasn't dreamed big when home shopping? Oohing and ahhing over beautiful homes has become one of America's favorite pastimes."

Zillow's 20 Most Popular U.S. Neighborhoods

  1. The Oaks – Los Angeles

  2. Tuxedo Park – Atlanta

  3. Presidio Heights – San Francisco

  4. Bel AirLos Angeles

  5. Paradise Park – San Francisco

  6. Cow Hollow – San Francisco

  7. Point Dume – Los Angeles

  8. Beverly GlenLos Angeles

  9. MontclairSan Francisco

  10. Laurelhurst – Seattle

  11. Kingswood – Atlanta

  12. Old Palo AltoSan Jose

  13. South Beach – San Diego

  14. Woodland-Normanstone Terrace – Washington, D.C.

  15. Brandon – Atlanta

  16. Miraloma Park – San Francisco

  17. Crestwood – New York

  18. Meydenbauer – Seattle

  19. Tamalpais Valley – San Francisco

  20. Hollywood Hills – Los Angeles

Among Zillow's top 20 list, the median list price among for-sale homes is lowest in the Crestwood neighborhood in the city of Yonkers (New York metro). The typical home for sale in this neighborhood is listed at $559,735, with a median square footage of 1,812. So far this year, the typical home for sale in this neighborhood has received 5,822 page views.

Rank

Neighborhood

City

Metro

Page
Views per
Listing

Median List
Price

Median
Square
Footage

Median List
Price in the
City

1

The Oaks

Calabasas

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

12,976

$3,699,000

5,603

$1,410,000

2

Tuxedo Park

Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

10,759

$1,875,000

5,476

$320,450

3

Presidio Heights

San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

10,658

$2,895,000

3,041

$1,295,000

4

Bel Air

Los Angeles

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

8,697

$5,385,000

3,998

$799,777

5

Paradise Park

Oakland

San Francisco, CA

8,697

$727,000

1,058

$675,000

6

Cow Hollow

San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

7,990

$2,379,900

1,693

$1,295,000

7

Point Dume

Malibu

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

7,730

$5,995,000

3,488

$4,500,000

8

Beverly Glen

Los Angeles

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

7,336

$3,222,500

3,088

$799,777

9

Montclair

Oakland

San Francisco, CA

7,022

$1,012,500

2,046

$675,000

10

Laurelhurst

Seattle

Seattle, WA

7,002

$2,150,000

3,400

$749,950

11

Kingswood

Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

6,754

$2,422,000

4,886

$320,450

12

Old Palo Alto

Palo Alto

San Jose, CA

6,599

$4,995,000

2,516

$2,896,500

13

South Beach

Carlsbad

San Diego, CA

6,286

$1,449,000

2,077

$889,000

14

Woodland-Normanstone Terrace

Washington

Washington, DC

6,114

$3,500,000

4,716

$548,774

15

Brandon

Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

6,041

$1,545,000

4,206

$320,450

16

Miraloma Park

San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

5,974

$1,199,000

1,641

$1,295,000

17

Crestwood

Yonkers

New York, NY

5,822

$559,735

1,812

$419,000

18

Meydenbauer

Bellevue

Seattle, WA

5,753

$2,847,444

2,440

$950,000

19

Tamalpais Valley

Mill Valley

San Francisco, CA

5,745

$1,450,000

1,892

$1,590,000

20

Hollywood Hills

Los Angeles

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

5,642

$2,449,000

2,605

$799,777