Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St median real estate price is $605,062, which is more expensive than 44.3% of the neighborhoods in New York and 74.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St is currently $2,770, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 54.3% of New York neighborhoods.
Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bronx, New York.
Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St 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 renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St, the current vacancy rate is 1.8%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 87.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Bronx, the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 71.6% 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, whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood has more single mother households than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.
Also, neighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 11.7% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.
If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 56.2% of the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.8% of America's neighborhoods.
Also, more people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 98.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood is very unique in that it has one of the highest proportions of one, two, or no bedroom real estate of any neighborhood in America. Most neighborhoods have a mixture of home or apartment sizes from small to large, but here the concentration of studios and other small living spaces is at near-record heights. With 97.8% of the real estate here of this small size, this most assuredly is a notable feature that makes this neighborhood unique, along with just a handful of other neighborhoods in the U.S. that share this characteristic.
In addition, the real estate in the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood really stands out in the way it looks for a unique reason: this neighborhood has a higher proportion of apartment complexes or high-rise apartments than nearly every neighborhood in the country. Most neighborhoods are a mixture of real estate and housing types, but here it is almost entirely dominated by big apartment buildings and complexes. In fact, 96.3% of the real estate here is classified as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments, which is more than is found in 99.3% of American neighborhoods.
Furthermore, 96.5% of the real estate in the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
Also of note, if you like crowded places, then you will probably enjoy the the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive data analysis, this neighborhood is more densely populated than 95.8% of neighborhoods in the U.S., with 23,732 people per square mile living here.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood buck this trend. 59.2% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood has more Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 33.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Dominican ancestry and 12.0% have Puerto Rican ancestry.
Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 67.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood in Bronx are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 71.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.7% 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 Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood, 33.5% 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 30.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.6%), and 16.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
Languages
The most common language spoken in the Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 67.0% of households. Some people also speak English (33.0%).
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 Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood in Bronx, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dominican (33.0%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (12.0%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.8%), along with some Cuban ancestry residents (2.5%), among others. In addition, 27.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Pcrr Harlem Divide / W 230th St neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (64.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (56.2%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (20.5%) and 19.8% of residents also drive alone in a private automobile for their daily commute. This neighborhood is distinguished by the high number of residents who take the train to work each day, which can be a very good way to get to work at a lower cost and with less pollution.
