Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World median real estate price is $470,950, which is more expensive than 54.0% of the neighborhoods in Virginia and 60.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World is currently $2,976, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 77.9% of the neighborhoods in Virginia.
Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Leesburg, Virginia.
Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World 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 owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World has a 11.2% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 66.5% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
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.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.0% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Virginia, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Virginia.
Executives, managers and professionals make up 87.5% of the workforce in the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood which, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is a higher proportion of such high-level people than is found in 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America. For this reason, this neighborhood really stands out as unique.
Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 14.5% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 96.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
In the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 35.4% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.
One of the really unique and interesting things about the look and setting of the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood is that it is almost entirely dominated by large apartment buildings, such as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments. 82.5% of the residential real estate here is classified as such. This puts this neighborhood on the map as having a higher proportion of large apartment buildings than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America.
In addition, if you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood. A whopping 72.9% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 96.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new.
Did you know that the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood has more British and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.4% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry and 0.8% have Croatian ancestry.
Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Russian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood in Leesburg are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.2% of the neighborhoods in America. 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.
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 Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood, 87.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 14.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (6.3%), and 6.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.3%).
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 Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood in Leesburg, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report English roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (10.4%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (5.4%), among others. In addition, 23.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Lansdowne Woods of Virginia / Leisure World neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (46.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (9.7%) and 5.9% of residents also take the train 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.