Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd median real estate prices are $191,011, which is more expensive than 37.3% of the neighborhoods in Oregon and 60.7% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

Average rental prices in Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd are currently $653, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price then 52.5% of Oregon neighborhoods.

Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Springfield, Oregon.

Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

In Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd, the current vacancy rate is 2.7%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 94.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

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.

Did you know that the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood has more Danish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry and 15.0% have English ancestry.

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd (24.0%) than in 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 13.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Oregon. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

There are two complimentary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood in Springfield are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.5% 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 80.8% of America'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 shear diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations. In the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood, 28.4% 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 manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (23.8%), and 21.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

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 Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood in Springfield, OR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.4%) , and residents who report German roots (9.9%) , and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.1%) , along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.

The most common language spoken in the Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.0%).

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Mckenzie Hwy / Thurston Rd neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (73.2%) 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 (24.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.