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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Median real estate price in the City Center of King City is $413,481, which is less expensive than 88.4% of California neighborhoods and 44.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in King City City Center is currently $2,563, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 72.6% of California neighborhoods.

King City City Center is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in King City, California.

Real estate in the City Center of King City, CA is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

King City City Center has a 12.7% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 71.8% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.

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 King City, the City Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the King City City Center neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 48.8% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

In the King City City Center neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 30.0% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 98.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 93.7% of the adult residents in the King City City Center neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the King City City Center neighborhood has more Mexican and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 81.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 2.1% have Swiss ancestry.

King City City Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 72.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Migration / Stability

The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. What is interesting to note, is that the King City City Center neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (47.8%) than are found in 97.0% 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 City Center neighborhood in King City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the King City City Center neighborhood, 48.8% of the working population is employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 15.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.7%), and 11.4% in executive, management, and professional 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 King City City Center neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 72.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).

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 City Center neighborhood in King City, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (81.0%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (5.1%), and residents who report German roots (2.4%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (2.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.9%), among others. In addition, 47.8% 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 King City City Center neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (63.3%) 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 (30.0%) . 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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