Median real estate price in the City Center of Coeur d'Alene is $985,099, which is more expensive than 94.6% of the neighborhoods in Idaho and 89.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Coeur d'Alene City Center is currently $1,771, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 45.5% of Idaho neighborhoods.
Coeur d'Alene City Center is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Real estate in the City Center of Coeur d'Alene, ID is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four 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 City Center 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 1970 and 1999.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Coeur d'Alene City Center. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 19.5%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 87.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (10.1%). This can occur in vacation areas, and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. If you live here year round, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually 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 Coeur d'Alene, the City Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 69.2% 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 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 21.7% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 97.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 88.6% of the neighborhoods in ID. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Did you know that the Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood has more Finnish and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 1.9% have Swiss ancestry.
Coeur d'Alene City Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.1% 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 City Center neighborhood in Coeur d'Alene are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.7% 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 58.8% of America'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 Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood, 49.7% 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 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.2%), and 11.5% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.5% of households. Some people also speak Italian (8.4%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the City Center neighborhood in Coeur d'Alene, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 Coeur d'Alene City Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (69.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (65.0%) 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 (9.4%) and 8.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.