Derby Ave / Derby Tpke median real estate price is $378,191, which is more expensive than 34.0% of the neighborhoods in Connecticut and 50.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Derby Ave / Derby Tpke is currently $2,281, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 64.5% of Connecticut neighborhoods.
Derby Ave / Derby Tpke is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in West Haven, Connecticut.
Derby Ave / Derby Tpke real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Derby Ave / Derby Tpke 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 Derby Ave / Derby Tpke are 4.4%, which is lower than one will find in 70.5% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Derby Ave / Derby Tpke 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.
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 West Haven, the Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood has more Puerto Rican and South American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Puerto Rican ancestry and 13.2% have South American ancestry.
Derby Ave / Derby Tpke is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Langs. of India at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.2% 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 Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood in West Haven are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 52.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.4% 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 Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood, 30.5% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.7%), and 19.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood is English, spoken by 66.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Langs. of India, Arabic and African languages.
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 Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood in West Haven, CT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (18.3%). There are also a number of people of South American ancestry (13.2%), and residents who report German roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.3%), along with some Jamaican ancestry residents (5.7%), among others. In addition, 24.1% 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 Derby Ave / Derby Tpke neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (17.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.