Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd median real estate price is $907,101, which is more expensive than 41.4% of the neighborhoods in Hawaii and 88.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd is currently $2,158, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 91.0% of Hawaii neighborhoods.
Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Waipahu, Hawaii. This is a coastal neighborhood (i.e., is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet).
Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Real estate vacancies in Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd are 3.7%, which is lower than one will find in 73.8% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
In addition, the real estate in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood really stands out in the way it looks for a unique reason: this neighborhood has a higher proportion of apartment complexes or high-rise apartments than nearly every neighborhood in the country. Most neighborhoods are a mixture of real estate and housing types, but here it is almost entirely dominated by big apartment buildings and complexes. In fact, 84.9% of the real estate here is classified as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments, which is more than is found in 97.4% of American neighborhoods.
Furthermore, the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood is very unique in that it has one of the highest proportions of one, two, or no bedroom real estate of any neighborhood in America. Most neighborhoods have a mixture of home or apartment sizes from small to large, but here the concentration of studios and other small living spaces is at near-record heights. With 86.8% of the real estate here of this small size, this most assuredly is a notable feature that makes this neighborhood unique, along with just a handful of other neighborhoods in the U.S. that share this characteristic.
Also of note, 88.6% of the real estate in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Also, our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd (28.4%) than in 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
The Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 97.7% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
Furthermore, there are more people living in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (60.2%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations.
In addition, each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
With more than 1.7% of residents living with a same sex partner, Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd is truly a neighborhood that stands out from the rest in this regard. In fact, exclusive analysis by NeighborhoodScout reveals that this neighborhood has a greater concentration of same sex couples than 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood is unique for having just 7.6% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.3% of America's neighborhoods.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (51.0%) than are found in 97.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood has more Asian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 30.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Asian ancestry.
Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood in Waipahu are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.3% 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 Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood, 39.8% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 32.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.9%), and 11.1% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
Languages
The most common language spoken in the Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood is English, spoken by 41.9% of households. Some people also speak Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) (7.8%).
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 Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood in Waipahu, HI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (30.6%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (4.2%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (3.0%), and some of the residents are also of Portuguese ancestry (1.6%). In addition, 51.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Farrington Hwy / Waikele Rd neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (34.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (38.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (31.8%) and 28.4% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
