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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Flournoys / Fort Mitchell median real estate price is $209,425, which is more expensive than 51.4% of the neighborhoods in Alabama and 25.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Flournoys / Fort Mitchell is currently $936, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 95.5% of Alabama neighborhoods.

Flournoys / Fort Mitchell is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Phenix City, Alabama.

Flournoys / Fort Mitchell real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Flournoys / Fort Mitchell. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 21.9%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 89.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Occupations

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 Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 23.2% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Furthermore, the Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 99.1% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.

People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 3.2% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Alabama.

In addition, neighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 13.3% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood has more Haitian and Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 15.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry and 2.7% have Jamaican ancestry.

Flournoys / Fort Mitchell is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.7% 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 Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood in Phenix City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.7% of U.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 Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood, 57.7% 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 23.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.6%), and 13.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Some people also speak French (3.9%).

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 Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood in Phenix City, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Haitian (15.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.3%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (5.1%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (5.1%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (3.7%), among others.

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 Flournoys / Fort Mitchell neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (86.2%) 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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