E 19th St / Ave U median real estate price is $1,244,993, which is more expensive than 81.7% of the neighborhoods in New York and 94.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in E 19th St / Ave U is currently $3,103, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 45.4% of New York neighborhoods.
E 19th St / Ave U is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Brooklyn, New York.
E 19th St / Ave U 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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 8.3% in E 19th St / Ave U. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 45.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
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.
If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 45.9% of the E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.3% of America's neighborhoods.
One of the really interesting characteristics about the E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 1.4% of college-friendly places to live in the state of New York.
The E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 50,106 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 98.4% 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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 34.1% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood has more Arab and Romanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry and 3.6% have Romanian ancestry.
E 19th St / Ave U is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Russian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (59.5%) than are found in 99.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood in Brooklyn are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 86.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 84.0% 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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood, 32.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.6%), and 22.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood is English, spoken by 27.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Spanish.
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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (37.8%). There are also a number of people of Arab ancestry (19.6%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of Ukrainian ancestry (3.6%), along with some Romanian ancestry residents (3.6%), among others. In addition, 59.5% 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 E 19th St / Ave U neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (45.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (45.9%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (19.3%) and 15.2% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. This neighborhood is distinguished by the high number of residents who take the train to work each day, which can be a very good way to get to work at a lower cost and with less pollution.