Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course median real estate price is $783,041, which is more expensive than 94.7% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 83.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course is currently $3,164, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 94.4% of the neighborhoods in Texas.
Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in The Colony, Texas.
Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course has a 10.9% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 65.3% 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 The Colony, the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Real Estate
Owner-occupied real estate dominates the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 99.7% of neighborhoods in America.
In addition, if you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood. A whopping 96.8% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 99.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new. In fact, the concentration of newer homes here is so great that they completely dominate the landscape. In most neighborhoods, there is a mixture of ages of residential real estate, but here it is almost completely built during one time frame: 2000 through today.
Furthermore, the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood has earned the amazing distinction of having one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes of any neighborhood in the U.S. With 100.0% of the residential real estate here made up of free-standing single-family homes, there is a greater proportion of single-family homes here than in 98.7% of all neighborhoods in America.
Also of note, one way that the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood really stands out, is that it has more large 4, 5, or additional bedroom homes and real estate than 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America. When you walk or drive around this neighborhood, you'll instantly notice the size of the homes here which definitely makes a strong visual statement.
People
According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course is among the best neighborhoods for families in Texas. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 99.4% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Texas. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and urban sophisticates.
In addition, wealth makes most things in life easier, and a few things harder. If you are wealthy and enjoy keeping up with the Jones', this neighborhood will interest you. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood is wealthier than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Residents here are truly in a unique situation even when compared to other Americans, based on the sheer amount of wealth concentrated here. Even in times of economic downturn, residents of this neighborhood, as a group, suffered less and recovered more quickly. This is indeed a stand-out characteristic of this neighborhood.
Also, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood may actually hold the key. 71.0% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Finally, do you like to read, write, and learn? Are you curious about the world? If so, this neighborhood may be a good fit for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that a full 73.7% of the adults living in the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood have earned at least a bachelor's degree. This is a higher rate than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. In this way, this neighborhood truly stands out.
Modes of Transportation
A unique way of commuting is simply not to. And in the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood, analysis shows that 33.0% of the residents work from home, avoiding a commute altogether. This may not seem like a large number, but it is a higher proportion of people working from home than is found in 98.2% of the neighborhoods in the United States. One thing NeighborhoodScout's research reveals is that the wealthier and/or more isolated the neighborhood, the greater the proportion of residents who choose to work from home.
Diversity
Did you know that the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood has more Asian and British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 35.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Asian ancestry and 2.3% have British ancestry.
Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Korean at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood in The Colony are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.7% of U.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 Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood, 68.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 20.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (6.6%), and 4.0% in manufacturing and laborer 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 Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood is English, spoken by 71.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Korean, Langs. of India, Vietnamese and Spanish.
Ethnicity / Ancestry
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood in The Colony, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (35.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (25.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (16.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.8%), among others. In addition, 23.9% 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 Castle Hills - Golf Villas / Castle Hills Golf Course neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (56.1%) 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 (8.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
