Elmhurst Northwest median real estate price is $889,843, which is more expensive than 67.9% of the neighborhoods in New York and 87.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Elmhurst Northwest is currently $4,285, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 76.6% of the neighborhoods in New York.
Elmhurst Northwest is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Queens, New York.
Elmhurst Northwest 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 renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Elmhurst Northwest has a 12.1% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 72.1% 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.
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.
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 Elmhurst Northwest 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, 65.9% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 99.6% of America's neighborhoods.
In addition, the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 60,151 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 98.8% of the nation's neighborhoods.
Furthermore, renter-occupied real estate is dominant in the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood. The percentage of rental real estate here, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, is 83.8%, which is higher than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. If you were to buy and live in the property you bought here, you would be almost alone in doing so.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood than in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
In the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood, 42.6% of people ride the train 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 train ridership than in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, in the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 32.5% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Finally, more people in Elmhurst Northwest choose to walk to work each day (10.5%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. 57.8% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood has more South American and Asian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.3% of this neighborhood's residents have South American ancestry and 33.7% have Asian ancestry.
Elmhurst Northwest is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 10.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Langs. of India at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (63.6%) than are found in 99.4% 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 Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood in Queens are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.2% 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 59.8% 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 Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood, 51.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (15.4%), and 5.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 59.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English, Langs. of India and Chinese.
Ethnicity / Ancestry
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 Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood in Queens, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (33.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (30.9%), and residents who report South American roots (22.3%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (8.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.5%), among others. In addition, 63.6% 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 Elmhurst Northwest neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (42.6%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (32.5%) and 10.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work 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.
