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    Philadelphia, PA (Strawberry Mansion)







    Real Estate Prices & Overview

    Strawberry Mansion median real estate price is $91,357, which is less expensive than 94.9% of Pennsylvania neighborhoods and 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    The average rental price in Strawberry Mansion is currently $2,516, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 81.7% of the neighborhoods in Pennsylvania.

    Strawberry Mansion is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Strawberry Mansion real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) townhomes 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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

    Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Strawberry Mansion. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 19.9%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 88.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    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 Philadelphia, the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    Modes of Transportation

    More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    Also, in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 25.0% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    People

    One of the unique characteristics of the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America. The Strawberry Mansion neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (89.0%) than found in 99.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.

    Real Estate

    If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 73.4% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.

    In addition, if you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 95.6% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 23,111 people per square mile living here. 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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability.

    Furthermore, if you find historic homes and neighborhoods attractive, you love the details, the history, and the charm, then you are sure to be interested in this neighborhood. With 56.0% of the residential real estate in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood built no later than 1939, and some built considerably earlier, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of historic residences than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America. In this regard, this neighborhood truly stands out as special.

    Occupations

    From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 99.0% of all American neighborhoods.

    Car Ownership

    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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 24.8% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood has more African and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 20.1% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 20.1% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.

    Migration / Stability

    The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. More residents of the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 98.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.

    The Neighbors

    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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood in Philadelphia are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 89.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.7% 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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, 46.1% 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 clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.4%), and 9.3% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.5%).

    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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (20.1%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (20.1%), and residents who report German roots (2.2%), and some of the residents are also of Dominican ancestry (1.7%).

    Getting to Work

    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 Strawberry Mansion neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (68.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

    Here most residents (30.6%) ride the bus to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (25.0%) and 16.9% of residents also drive alone in a private automobile for their daily commute. The bus provides a valuable service in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia by getting a lot of residents to and from work daily, reducing the costs of commuting and reducing some congestion on the roads as well.


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