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Real Estate Prices & Overview

West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave median real estate price is $277,207, which is less expensive than 80.1% of Arizona neighborhoods and 66.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave is currently $2,147, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 61.1% of Arizona neighborhoods.

West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Phoenix, Arizona.

West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

In West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 83.4% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

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 Phoenix, the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood than in 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

People

Single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood about it; they already know. 23.0% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.3% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.

In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 94.4% of the adult residents in the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Modes of Transportation

In the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 25.7% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 97.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 87.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 81.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood in Phoenix are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 53.2% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood, 48.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.6%), and 8.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 81.7% of households. Some people also speak English (17.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood in Phoenix, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (87.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (1.4%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (1.3%). In addition, 40.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in West Virginia Ave / N 55th Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (70.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (25.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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