Unionport South median real estate price is $855,434, which is more expensive than 64.0% of the neighborhoods in New York and 86.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Unionport South is currently $3,276, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 60.3% of the neighborhoods in New York.
Unionport South is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bronx, New York.
Unionport South 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 single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Unionport South neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Real estate vacancies in Unionport South are 5.6%, which is lower than one will find in 61.2% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Unionport South 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.
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 Bronx, the Unionport South neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If you like to ride a ferry to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 1.4% of the Unionport South neighborhood's commuters ride a ferry to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.2% of America's neighborhoods.
Also, our research revealed that more commuters here take the bus to work (13.9% ride the bus) than 97.1% of all American neighborhoods. If you like the idea of leaving your car and home and hopping the bus to work, this might be a good neighborhood for you to consider.
Finally, if you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 17.6% of the Unionport South neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 97.1% of America's neighborhoods.
If you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Unionport South neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 96.9% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 29,546 people per square mile living here. Being a walkable neighborhood can help increase property values for the simple reason that people enjoy it and value it. To put it plainly, despite our love affair with the automobile, American's enjoy taking to the streets, sidewalks, paths, and courtyards of a place to get a coffee, relax, and take in the sights and sounds. And, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive and first quantitative walkable score index, the Unionport South neighborhood is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the Unionport South neighborhood has more Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 31.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Puerto Rican ancestry and 17.8% have Dominican ancestry.
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 Unionport South neighborhood in Bronx are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 47.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the Unionport South neighborhood, 36.5% 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 executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (23.0%), and 14.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Unionport South neighborhood is English, spoken by 50.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (45.7%).
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 Unionport South neighborhood in Bronx, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (31.6%). There are also a number of people of Dominican ancestry (17.8%), and residents who report Jamaican roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of South American ancestry (6.3%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (5.3%), among others. In addition, 34.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Unionport South neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (47.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (42.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (17.6%) and 13.9% of residents also ride the bus 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.