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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Halawaka / Mechanicsville median real estate price is $331,723, which is more expensive than 78.0% of the neighborhoods in Alabama and 45.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Halawaka / Mechanicsville is currently $533, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 99.9% of Alabama neighborhoods.

Halawaka / Mechanicsville is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Salem, Alabama.

Halawaka / Mechanicsville 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 Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

Real estate vacancies in Halawaka / Mechanicsville are 5.1%, which is lower than one will find in 66.0% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Halawaka / Mechanicsville 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

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.

People

Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Halawaka / Mechanicsville community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood in Salem is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in AL, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.3% of the neighborhoods in Alabama. If you are considering retiring to Alabama, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Modes of Transportation

While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood stands out by having 94.0% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of all American 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 Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood in Salem are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood, 34.8% 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 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.1%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.9%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood in Salem, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.8%), and residents who report English roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.7%), along with some South American ancestry residents (2.6%), among others.

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 Halawaka / Mechanicsville neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (94.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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