Norton Acres median real estate prices are $86,156, which is less expensive than 67.6% of South Dakota neighborhoods and 81.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Average rental prices in Norton Acres are currently $681, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 87.4% of the neighborhoods in South Dakota.

Norton Acres is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Norton Acres real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two 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 Norton Acres neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built before 1940.

Real estate vacancies in Norton Acres are 5.3%, which is lower than one will find in 72.8% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Norton Acres 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.

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 Sioux Falls, the Norton Acres neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

An interesting characteristic about the Norton Acres neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.5% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.

Did you know that the Norton Acres neighborhood has more Native American and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 10.8% have Norwegian ancestry.

Norton Acres is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Navajo at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Norton Acres neighborhood in Sioux Falls are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 20.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.1% 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 shear diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations. In the Norton Acres neighborhood, 34.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.4%), and 18.7% 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 Norton Acres neighborhood in Sioux Falls, SD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.7%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (11.8%) , and residents who report Norwegian roots (10.8%) , and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.0%) , along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.9%), among others. In addition, 11.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 Norton Acres neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, African languages and Navajo.

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 Norton Acres neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (54.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (88.8%) 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 (7.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.