West New York North median real estate price is $711,345, which is more expensive than 62.1% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey and 76.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in West New York North is currently $2,815, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 69.6% of New Jersey neighborhoods.
West New York North is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in West New York, New Jersey.
West New York North real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) small apartment buildings and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the West New York North neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
In West New York North, the current vacancy rate is 2.1%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 86.1% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in West New York North is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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.
Our research revealed that more commuters here take the bus to work (37.4% ride the bus) than 99.9% of all American neighborhoods. If you like the idea of leaving your car and home and hopping the bus to work, this might be a good neighborhood for you to consider.
Also, if you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 10.0% of the West New York North neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 95.0% of America's neighborhoods.
The West New York North neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 51,640 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 98.5% of the nation's neighborhoods. Even if you drive or take transit to your place of employment, many people enjoy being able to walk in their neighborhood. What many people don't realize is that most of America's premier vacation locations are also very walkable. The West New York North neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability.
In addition, corner bodegas, stores on the first floor and apartments above, former grand Victorian residences converted into apartments, three-deckers built shoulder-to-shoulder, duplexes. Such building types define the real estate of neighborhoods dominated by small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. Many are in older core neighborhoods of Eastern and Midwestern cities, or historic town centers in their hinterlands. If you wax romantic about the look and feel of such neighborhoods, with fresh pizza, falafel and an independent florist at the corner, then you might find the West New York North neighborhood worth a close look. This neighborhood is an absolutely outstanding example of the dominance of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings compared to neighborhoods across the nation, as they make up a substantial portion of this neighborhood's real estate stock. In fact, no less than 47.8% of the real estate here is made up of such dwellings, which is higher than 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the West New York North neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. 39.4% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the West New York North neighborhood. What is interesting to note, is that the West New York North neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (60.4%) than are found in 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the West New York North neighborhood has more South American and Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.9% of this neighborhood's residents have South American ancestry and 9.3% have Cuban ancestry.
West New York North is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 70.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 West New York North neighborhood in West New York are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 47.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.0% of U.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 West New York North neighborhood, 39.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (17.4%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the West New York North neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 70.0% of households. Some people also speak English (29.1%).
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 West New York North neighborhood in West New York, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as South American (15.9%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (11.7%), and residents who report Dominican roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of Cuban ancestry (9.3%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (5.7%), among others. In addition, 60.4% 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 West New York North neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (37.4%) ride the bus to get to work. In addition, quite a number also drive alone in a private automobile to get to work (17.3%) and 13.4% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. The bus provides a valuable service in the West New York North neighborhood of West New York by getting a lot of residents to and from work daily, reducing the costs of commuting and reducing some congestion on the roads as well.