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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons median real estate price is $238,707, which is more expensive than 49.6% of the neighborhoods in Michigan and 30.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons is currently $1,480, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 54.7% of Michigan neighborhoods.

Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Dearborn, Michigan.

Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.

Real estate vacancies in Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons are 4.4%, which is lower than one will find in 70.6% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons 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 Dearborn, the Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

The Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood stands out within Michigan for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.1% of college-friendly places to live in MI.

Diversity

Did you know that the Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood has more Arab and Lebanese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 66.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry and 13.3% have Lebanese ancestry.

Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 69.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Migration / Stability

The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. What is interesting to note, is that the Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (43.6%) than are found in 95.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood in Dearborn are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.3% 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 Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood, 27.9% 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 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (27.1%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood is Arabic, spoken by 69.7% of households. Some people also speak English (27.2%).

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 Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood in Dearborn, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Arab (66.2%). There are also a number of people of Lebanese ancestry (13.3%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (4.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (3.8%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 43.6% 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 Shaefer - Greenfield / Georgetown Commons neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (82.3%) 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 (11.0%) . 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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