diff --git a/query/search_defaults.js b/query/search_defaults.js
index 9a9726870..c29397f63 100644
--- a/query/search_defaults.js
+++ b/query/search_defaults.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module.exports = _.merge({}, peliasQuery.defaults, {
 
   'admin:neighbourhood:analyzer': 'peliasAdmin',
   'admin:neighbourhood:field': 'parent.neighbourhood',
-  'admin:neighbourhood:boost': 1,
+  'admin:neighbourhood:boost': 0.75,
   'admin:neighbourhood:cutoff_frequency': 0.01,
 
   'popularity:field': 'popularity',
diff --git a/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_full_address.js b/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_full_address.js
index 5ef0bc1c8..5e5a7206b 100644
--- a/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_full_address.js
+++ b/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_full_address.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module.exports = {
               'parent.localadmin^1',
               'parent.locality^1',
               'parent.borough^1',
-              'parent.neighbourhood^1',
+              'parent.neighbourhood^0.75',
               'parent.region_a^1'
             ],
             'query': 'new york ny US',
diff --git a/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_partial_address.js b/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_partial_address.js
index 7222f01e8..8fa0f038d 100644
--- a/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_partial_address.js
+++ b/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_partial_address.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = {
               'parent.localadmin^1',
               'parent.locality^1',
               'parent.borough^1',
-              'parent.neighbourhood^1',
+              'parent.neighbourhood^0.75',
               'parent.region_a^1'
             ],
             'query': 'new york',
diff --git a/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_regions_address.js b/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_regions_address.js
index 1ce46b967..6e3930550 100644
--- a/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_regions_address.js
+++ b/test/unit/fixture/search_pelias_parser_regions_address.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ module.exports = {
               'parent.localadmin^1',
               'parent.locality^1',
               'parent.borough^1',
-              'parent.neighbourhood^1',
+              'parent.neighbourhood^0.75',
               'parent.region_a^1'
             ],
             'query': 'manhattan ny',