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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen median real estate price is $452,034, which is more expensive than 91.9% of the neighborhoods in Indiana and 61.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen is currently $1,951, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 84.7% of the neighborhoods in Indiana.

Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen 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.

In Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen, the current vacancy rate is 0.7%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 92.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Valparaiso, the Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Owner-occupied real estate dominates the Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 96.9% of neighborhoods in America.

People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen is among the best neighborhoods for families in Indiana. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.0% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Indiana. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives, college students and active retirees.

Diversity

Did you know that the Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood has more Greek and Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry and 0.7% have Yugoslav ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood in Valparaiso are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 85.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.7% 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 76.1% 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 Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood, 56.3% 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 17.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (13.6%), and 12.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.0%).

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 Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood in Valparaiso, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.0%), and residents who report English roots (11.4%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (9.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Emerald Ridge Sub. / Meadow Glen neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (28.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (80.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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