Rice Lake West median real estate price is $209,497, which is less expensive than 78.4% of Wisconsin neighborhoods and 78.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Rice Lake West is currently $1,316, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 66.4% of Wisconsin neighborhoods.
Rice Lake West is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Rice Lake 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 occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Rice Lake 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.
Real estate vacancies in Rice Lake West are 3.3%, which is lower than one will find in 77.0% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Rice Lake West is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
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 Rice Lake, the Rice Lake West neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the Rice Lake West neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the Rice Lake West neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 65.4% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the Rice Lake West neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.8% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Did you know that the Rice Lake West neighborhood has more Norwegian and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 42.5% have German 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 Rice Lake West neighborhood in Rice Lake are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% 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 Rice Lake West neighborhood, 32.1% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.4%), and 16.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Rice Lake West neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.2% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.2%).
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 Rice Lake West neighborhood in Rice Lake, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (42.5%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (13.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 Rice Lake West neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (65.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.5%) 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.