Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands median real estate price is $485,232, which is more expensive than 54.6% of the neighborhoods in Arizona and 60.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands is currently $2,009, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 65.2% of Arizona neighborhoods.
Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Yuma, Arizona.
Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands 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.
Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands has a 10.0% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 62.9% of American neighborhoods). A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (10.0%), which can occur in some markets dominated by colleges or vacation homes. If you live here year round, you will find many of the homes or apartments are empty for all or a portion of the year.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
An interesting characteristic about the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.7% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.
In addition, the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood is unique for having just 7.0% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.6% of America's neighborhoods.
Also, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands 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 85.2% of the neighborhoods in AZ. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 48.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.5% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 10.1% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood has more Native American and Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 53.6% have Mexican 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 Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood in Yuma are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.7% 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 50.6% of America'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 Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood, 33.3% 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 30.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.8%), and 10.1% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
The most common language spoken in the Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 49.0% of households. Some people also speak English (46.8%).
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 Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood in Yuma, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (53.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (5.7%), and residents who report English roots (4.8%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (4.0%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.8%), among others. In addition, 18.9% 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 Mesa Vineyards / Sierra Sands neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.4%) 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 (9.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.