Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp median real estate price is $259,121, which is less expensive than 79.1% of Florida neighborhoods and 68.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp is currently $1,471, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 93.6% of Florida neighborhoods.
Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in DeLand, Florida.
Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp 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 single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 19.7%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 86.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (10.5%). 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.
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.
The Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States. In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood also stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, an extraordinary 21.8% of the residents of the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.
Also, astoundingly, the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular DeLand neighborhood.
Finally, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp 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 87.2% of the neighborhoods in FL. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 70.8% 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 98.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
The Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp 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 89.8% 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, 92.3% of the real estate in the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
Did you know that the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood has more Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Puerto Rican ancestry.
The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. In the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood, a greater proportion of the residents living here today did not live here five years ago than is found in 97.3% of U.S. Neighborhoods. This neighborhood, more than almost any other in America, has new residents from other areas.
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 Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood in DeLand are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% 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 Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood, 40.7% 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 32.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.0%), and 12.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood is English, spoken by 71.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood in DeLand, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (22.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.
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 Downtown DeLand / Deland Municipal Trailer Mhp neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (70.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (60.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (5.2%) and 5.2% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors 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.