Found within zip codes: 08837
Popular real estate near Edison, NJ (U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave)
U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave median real estate prices are $418,401, which is more expensive than 74.3% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey and 87.6% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
Average rental prices in U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave are currently $1,385, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 65.7% of the neighborhoods in New Jersey.
U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Edison, New Jersey.
U.S. Route 1 / Grandview 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 single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1994.
In U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave, the current vacancy rate is 4.0%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 81.6% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood CharacteristicsWhen 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.
Notable & Unique: DiversityDid you know that the U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood has more Hungarian and Arab ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 2.3% have Arab ancestry.
U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Hindi, which is the official language of India at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
The Neighbors The Neighbors: IncomeHow 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 U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood in Edison are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 81.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 92.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: OccupationsThe 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 U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood, 46.5% 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 22.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.8%), and 9.4% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / AncestryBoston'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 U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood in Edison, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (19.8%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (10.7%) , and residents who report Irish roots (10.3%) , and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.5%) , along with some German ancestry residents (5.9%), among others. In addition, 32.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
The Neighbors: LanguagesThe 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 U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood is English, spoken by 63.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, South Asian languages and Hindi (which is the official language of India).
Getting to WorkEven 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 U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (69.7%) 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 (14.9%) and 8.3% of residents also take the train 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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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $418,401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | High cost relative to NJ, very high cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Single-family homes and a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms) and a few Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969) and some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1994) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Hip & Trendy, Quiet and Walkable |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) and some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some East Asian, some Italian ancestry, some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic, some Asian Indian, some Puerto Rican and some Arabian |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Russian speaking and some Italian speaking |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 28.2 | 53.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.1 | 17.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 9.3 | 20.6 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 53.4 | 8.5 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 15.2 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $8,686 | $124,003,000 | 58.2 |
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| STUDENT | $1,288 | $18,387,000 | 8.6 |
| STAFF | $364 | $5,197,000 | 2.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $244 | $3,481,000 | 1.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $560 | $8,000,000 | 3.8 |
| OPERATION | $1,430 | $20,414,000 | 9.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $759 | $10,837,000 | 5.1 |
| OTHER | $132 | $1,879,000 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $4,777 | $68,195,000 | 32.0 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,456 | $20,787,000 | 9.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $14,918 | $212,985,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 37.0 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 0.6 |
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO NJ* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 85.64% | 3.03% | 5 | 3 |
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U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave neighborhood appreciation rates are for subscribers only. Edison, NJ appreciation rates (city-wide averages) are open to all visitors.
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My chances of becoming a victim
in U.S. Route 1 / Grandview Ave SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in Edison 1 in 1268
in New Jersey 1 in 324
National Median 29.4
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in Edison 1 in 54
in New Jersey 1 in 48
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