Nester St / Seneca Ave median real estate price is $132,222, which is less expensive than 94.7% of New York neighborhoods and 90.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Nester St / Seneca Ave is currently $1,844, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 74.7% of New York neighborhoods.
Nester St / Seneca Ave is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Rochester, New York.
Nester St / Seneca Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Nester St / Seneca Ave has a 9.4% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 60.2% 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 Rochester, the Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 23.2% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood has more Jamaican and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 21.1% have Puerto Rican 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 Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood in Rochester are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 86.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.4% 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 Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood, 30.0% 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 25.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.8%), and 21.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood is English, spoken by 63.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (31.7%).
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 Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood in Rochester, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (21.1%). There are also a number of people of Jamaican ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report South American roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.2%), along with some German ancestry residents (3.9%), among others. In addition, 12.7% 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 Nester St / Seneca Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (61.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (60.0%) 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 (23.2%) and 7.1% 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.