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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing median real estate price is $363,181, which is more expensive than 41.0% of the neighborhoods in Connecticut and 52.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing is currently $2,266, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 52.9% of Connecticut neighborhoods.

Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four 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 Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

Real estate vacancies in Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing are 5.3%, which is lower than one will find in 64.7% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing 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

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 Wallingford, the Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you are planning to retire in Connecticut, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Connecticut, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 96.7% of neighborhoods in CT. If a Connecticut retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Diversity

Did you know that the Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood has more Italian and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 27.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Italian ancestry and 25.4% have Irish 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 Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood in Wallingford are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.6% 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 62.8% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood, 45.9% 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 20.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.5%), and 15.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.6% of households. Some people also speak Langs. of India (2.1%).

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 Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood in Wallingford, CT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (27.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (25.4%), and residents who report German roots (12.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (12.4%), along with some English ancestry residents (9.9%), among others.

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 Oakdale Woods / Cheshire Crossing neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (88.6%) 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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