Found within zip codes: 29302, 29306
Popular real estate near Spartanburg, SC (Little Vista Heights)
Little Vista Heights median real estate prices are $94,571, which is more expensive than 40.4% of the neighborhoods in South Carolina and 22.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
Average rental prices in Little Vista Heights are currently $433, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price then 64.7% of South Carolina neighborhoods.
Little Vista Heights is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Little Vista Heights real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Little Vista Heights neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Little Vista Heights has a 13.6% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 78.8% of American neighborhoods). This could either signal that there is weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood, or that much of the housing stock is seasonally occupied, which can occur in some markets dominated by colleges or vacation homes. Either way, if you live here year round, you will find many of the homes or apartments are empty for all or a portion of the year.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood CharacteristicsThe way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Notable & Unique: DiversityDid you know that the Little Vista Heights neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 1.0% have Swiss ancestry.
Little Vista Heights is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Gujarati, which is native to the Indian state of Gujarat, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Notable & Unique: OccupationsWith 1.5% of employed workers living in the Little Vista Heights neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 95.6% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
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 Little Vista Heights neighborhood in Spartanburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 28.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: OccupationsA 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 Little Vista Heights neighborhood, 31.0% 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 30.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.2%), and 18.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / AncestryCulture 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 Little Vista Heights neighborhood in Spartanburg, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (5.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (4.5%) , and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (4.2%) , and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.2%) , along with some Asian ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.
The Neighbors: LanguagesThe most common language spoken in the Little Vista Heights neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.9% of households.
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 Little Vista Heights neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.7%) 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 (12.1%) . 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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| RENTAL PRICE | Low cost relative to SC, very low cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings and a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) and a few Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) and some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Hip & Trendy, Quiet, Urban Sophisticates and Walkable |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over) and some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly Black, some White (non-Hispanic), some Italian ancestry, some East Asian, some Hispanic, some Irish ancestry and some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking and some Spanish speaking |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 33.6 | 53.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 55.9 | 36.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 67.0 | 54.4 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,315 | $54,675,000 | 51.1 |
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| STUDENT | $1,033 | $7,720,000 | 7.2 |
| STAFF | $1,119 | $8,360,000 | 7.8 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $90 | $673,000 | 0.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $704 | $5,264,000 | 4.9 |
| OPERATION | $1,156 | $8,642,000 | 8.1 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $429 | $3,209,000 | 3.0 |
| OTHER | $307 | $2,295,000 | 2.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $4,839 | $36,163,000 | 33.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,160 | $16,141,000 | 15.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $14,313 | $106,979,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 25.2 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 28.0 |
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| SINCE 1990 | 79.89% | 2.59% | 5 | 4 |
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