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Real Estate Prices & Overview

West Lanham Hills median real estate price is $427,062, which is more expensive than 47.0% of the neighborhoods in Maryland and 61.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in West Lanham Hills is currently $2,279, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 60.3% of Maryland neighborhoods.

West Lanham Hills is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in New Carrollton, Maryland.

West Lanham Hills 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 single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the West Lanham Hills neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Real estate vacancies in West Lanham Hills are 3.3%, which is lower than one will find in 78.3% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in West Lanham Hills 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 New Carrollton, the West Lanham Hills neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Modes of Transportation

If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 21.1% of the West Lanham Hills neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 97.3% of America's neighborhoods.

Real Estate

One of the really unique and interesting things about the look and setting of the West Lanham Hills neighborhood is that it is almost entirely dominated by large apartment buildings, such as apartment complexes or high-rise apartments. 75.0% of the residential real estate here is classified as such. This puts this neighborhood on the map as having a higher proportion of large apartment buildings than 95.9% of all neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the West Lanham Hills neighborhood has more Sub-Saharan African and African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 28.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Sub-Saharan African ancestry and 12.1% have African ancestry.

West Lanham Hills is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak African languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.4% 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 West Lanham Hills neighborhood in New Carrollton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.8% 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 West Lanham Hills neighborhood, 33.0% 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 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.2%), and 17.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

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 West Lanham Hills neighborhood is English, spoken by 59.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, African languages and French.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the West Lanham Hills neighborhood in New Carrollton, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (28.5%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report Mexican roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of Jamaican ancestry (2.5%), along with some Arab ancestry residents (2.1%), among others. In addition, 34.9% 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 West Lanham Hills neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (58.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (21.1%) and 6.2% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. 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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