Broad Meadows / Haygood Square median real estate price is $249,228, which is less expensive than 79.4% of Virginia neighborhoods and 70.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Broad Meadows / Haygood Square is currently $1,971, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 63.3% of Virginia neighborhoods.
Broad Meadows / Haygood Square is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Broad Meadows / Haygood Square 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 townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Broad Meadows / Haygood Square, the current vacancy rate is 2.8%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 81.6% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Broad Meadows / Haygood Square is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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.
Of note, 62.2% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
In addition, one of the really interesting characteristics about the Broad Meadows / Haygood Square 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 2.8% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Virginia.
If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the Broad Meadows / Haygood Square 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, 25.6% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.
With 1.5% of employed workers living in the Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 95.3% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
Did you know that the Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood has more Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry.
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 Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood in Virginia Beach are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 62.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.3% 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 Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood, 29.5% 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 executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.1%), and 18.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.3%).
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 Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood in Virginia Beach, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Jamaican (16.7%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (7.8%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (5.1%), along with some German ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.
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 Broad Meadows / Haygood Square neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (80.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.