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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights median real estate price is $379,020, which is more expensive than 40.5% of the neighborhoods in Arizona and 49.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights is currently $2,443, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 46.4% of Arizona neighborhoods.

Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Yuma, Arizona.

Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Real estate vacancies in Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights are 3.1%, which is lower than one will find in 79.5% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights 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.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Occupations

The Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

Furthermore, each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights 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 98.3% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

The Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood has earned the amazing distinction of having one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes of any neighborhood in the U.S. With 99.0% of the residential real estate here made up of free-standing single-family homes, there is a greater proportion of single-family homes here than in 97.6% of all neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 14.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Arizona. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood has more Mexican and Dominican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 77.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 2.9% have Dominican ancestry.

Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 58.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 95.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood in Yuma are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 39.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.4% of U.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 Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood, 35.9% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 20.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (19.0%), and 18.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 58.7% of households. Some people also speak English (41.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood in Yuma, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (77.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (5.2%), and residents who report German roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.1%), along with some Dominican ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 34.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 Sierra Sunset / Cibola Heights neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (73.9%) 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 (19.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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