Eagle Point West median real estate price is $711,869, which is more expensive than 79.2% of the neighborhoods in Oregon and 79.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Eagle Point West is currently $2,143, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 43.3% of Oregon neighborhoods.
Eagle Point West is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Eagle Point, Oregon.
Eagle Point West real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Eagle Point West neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Eagle Point West has a 10.4% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 64.8% 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.
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 Eagle Point, the Eagle Point West neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Astoundingly, the Eagle Point West neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Eagle Point neighborhood.
In the Eagle Point West neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 31.0% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 98.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The Eagle Point West neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
Did you know that the Eagle Point West neighborhood has more British and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry and 3.5% have Finnish ancestry.
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 Eagle Point West neighborhood in Eagle Point are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.8% 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 Eagle Point West neighborhood, 57.7% 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 21.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.9%), and 16.9% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the Eagle Point West neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.3%).
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 Eagle Point West neighborhood in Eagle Point, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.7%), and residents who report English roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of British ancestry (6.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (6.0%), among others.
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 Eagle Point West neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (54.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (31.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.