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Real Estate Prices & Overview

E 176th St / Crotona Ave median real estate price is $648,523, which is more expensive than 47.6% of the neighborhoods in New York and 76.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in E 176th St / Crotona Ave is currently $2,099, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 68.4% of New York neighborhoods.

E 176th St / Crotona Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bronx, New York.

E 176th St / Crotona Ave 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 small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the E 176th St / Crotona Ave 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 E 176th St / Crotona Ave are 4.7%, which is lower than one will find in 67.2% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in E 176th St / Crotona Ave 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 Bronx, the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

The E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (54.9%) than found in 95.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 63.4% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 41.0% of the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.0% of America's neighborhoods.

Also, more people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 98.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

The E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood is very densely populated compared to most U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, with 50,104 persons per square mile in the neighborhood, it is more packed with people than 98.4% of the nation's neighborhoods.

In addition, the real estate in the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood really stands out in the way it looks for a unique reason: this neighborhood has a higher proportion of apartment complexes or high-rise apartments than nearly every neighborhood in the country. Most neighborhoods are a mixture of real estate and housing types, but here it is almost entirely dominated by big apartment buildings and complexes. In fact, 86.7% of the real estate here is classified as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments, which is more than is found in 97.7% of American neighborhoods.

Furthermore, 89.5% of the real estate in the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood has more Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 38.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Dominican ancestry and 31.0% have Puerto Rican ancestry.

E 176th St / Crotona Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 60.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 95.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood in Bronx are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 54.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.7% of U.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 E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood, 26.4% of the working population is employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.5%), and 22.1% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 60.7% of households. Some people also speak English (37.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood in Bronx, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Dominican (38.8%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (31.0%), and residents who report South American roots (2.3%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (2.1%), along with some African ancestry residents (1.8%), among others. In addition, 27.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 E 176th St / Crotona Ave neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (40.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (41.0%) take the train to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (19.5%) and 14.9% of residents also drive alone in a private automobile for their daily commute. This neighborhood is distinguished by the high number of residents who take the train to work each day, which can be a very good way to get to work at a lower cost and with less pollution.


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