76th St / 4th Ave median real estate price is $603,048, which is more expensive than 47.5% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey and 68.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in 76th St / 4th Ave is currently $3,004, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 56.3% of New Jersey neighborhoods.
76th St / 4th Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in North Bergen, New Jersey.
76th St / 4th Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) small apartment buildings 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 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 7.9% in 76th St / 4th Ave. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 47.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
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 North Bergen, the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood, 1.8% of people ride a ferry to work each day. This is a very high percentage compared to most places. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this is a higher level of ferry ridership than in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, more people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 99.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 37,433 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 97.7% of the nation's neighborhoods. Even if you drive or take transit to your place of employment, many people enjoy being able to walk in their neighborhood. What many people don't realize is that most of America's premier vacation locations are also very walkable. The 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability.
In addition, three-deckers, duplexes, old Victorian homes cut up into apartments. Independent stores on the corner selling pizza. These are some of the hallmarks of neighborhoods with lots of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. The 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood really stands out in this regard, however, as it is dominated by such small apartment buildings more than nearly any other neighborhood in America. This is a stunning visual and lifestyle example of this type of neighborhood. In fact, 37.9% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 96.7% of America's neighborhoods.
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 87.6% of the neighborhoods in NJ. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Did you know that the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood has more South American and Dominican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 24.5% of this neighborhood's residents have South American ancestry and 15.2% have Dominican ancestry.
76th St / 4th Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 78.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. What is interesting to note, is that the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (54.1%) than are found in 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood in North Bergen are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.7% 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 68.4% 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 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood, 30.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (27.3%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 78.0% of households. Some people also speak English (16.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood in North Bergen, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as South American (24.5%). There are also a number of people of Dominican ancestry (15.2%), and residents who report Italian roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of Cuban ancestry (5.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.4%), among others. In addition, 54.1% 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 76th St / 4th Ave neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (28.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (49.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (21.8%) and 7.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work 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.