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    Munsey Park, NY

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    Overview

    Munsey Park is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,778 people and just one neighborhood, Munsey Park is the 490th largest community in New York. Munsey Park has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

    Munsey Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Munsey Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Munsey Park is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Munsey Park is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Munsey Park who work in office and administrative support (16.95%), business and financial occupations (16.48%), and management occupations (16.09%).

    Also of interest is that Munsey Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

    Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 37.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

    Setting & Lifestyle

    In addition, Munsey Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

    Because of many things, Munsey Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Munsey Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Munsey Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Munsey Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

    One downside of living in Munsey Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.80 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

    Even though Munsey Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

    Demographics

    Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Munsey Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Munsey Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 90.03% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

    The per capita income in Munsey Park in 2022 was $135,151, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $540,604 for a family of four.

    Munsey Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Munsey Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Munsey Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Munsey Park include Irish, Italian, Polish, German, and Greek.

    Foreign born people are also an important part of Munsey Park's cultural character, accounting for 15.78% of the village’s population.

    The most common language spoken in Munsey Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Italian.

    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 Munsey Park, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    People

    If you're a regular supporter of the arts and enjoy outings to the theatre, weekend boutique-ing, or even a finely aged wine with dinner, than you're in good company with the people of the neighborhood. This neighborhood is uniquely immersed with more "urban sophisticates" than 99.9% of neighborhoods across the country. The people here truly stand out as a class among their own. They are an exclusive community characterized by refined tastes, cultural inclinations, and the means to live well. Urban sophisticates live a big city lifestyle, whether or not they live in or near a big city. They are educated executives or managers by week, and serial patrons of the arts by weekend. If this lifestyle pertains to you, than you'll certainly feel right at home in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and families with school-aged children.

    In addition, the rate of college educated adults in the neighborhood is a unique characteristic of the neighborhood. 90.0% of adults here have received at least a 4-year bachelor's degree, compared to the average neighborhood in America, which has 35.0% of the adults with a bachelor's degree. The rate here is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    Also, wealth makes most things in life easier, and a few things harder. If you are wealthy and enjoy keeping up with the Jones', this neighborhood will interest you. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the neighborhood is wealthier than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Residents here are truly in a unique situation even when compared to other Americans, based on the sheer amount of wealth concentrated here. Even in times of economic downturn, residents of this neighborhood, as a group, suffered less and recovered more quickly. This is indeed a stand-out characteristic of this neighborhood.

    Real Estate

    One way that the neighborhood really stands out, is that it has more large 4, 5, or additional bedroom homes and real estate than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America. When you walk or drive around this neighborhood, you'll instantly notice the size of the homes here which definitely makes a strong visual statement.

    In addition, real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood.

    Furthermore, the neighborhood has earned the amazing distinction of having one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes of any neighborhood in the U.S. With 100.0% of the residential real estate here made up of free-standing single-family homes, there is a greater proportion of single-family homes here than in 98.8% of all neighborhoods in America.

    Modes of Transportation

    A unique way of commuting is simply not to. And in the neighborhood, analysis shows that 37.8% of the residents work from home, avoiding a commute altogether. This may not seem like a large number, but it is a higher proportion of people working from home than is found in 98.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States. One thing NeighborhoodScout's research reveals is that the wealthier and/or more isolated the neighborhood, the greater the proportion of residents who choose to work from home.

    Also, if you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 25.4% of the neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 97.9% of America's neighborhoods.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more Greek and Lithuanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry and 2.9% have Lithuanian ancestry.

    is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

    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 neighborhood in Munsey Park are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.0% 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 neighborhood, 67.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 17.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.5%), and 3.8% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

    Languages

    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 neighborhood is English, spoken by 78.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Italian and Spanish.

    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 neighborhood in Munsey Park, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (22.0%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (20.4%), and residents who report Asian roots (19.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (12.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (7.9%), among others. In addition, 15.8% 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 neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (44.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

    Here most residents (31.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (25.4%) . 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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