5th St E / E Ave L median real estate price is $619,362, which is less expensive than 73.7% of California neighborhoods and 25.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in 5th St E / E Ave L is currently $2,977, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 60.6% of California neighborhoods.
5th St E / E Ave L is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Lancaster, California.
5th St E / E Ave L real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more 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 5th St E / E Ave L 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.
In 5th St E / E Ave L, the current vacancy rate is 1.5%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 89.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in 5th St E / E Ave L is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Lancaster, the 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 13.3% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.0% of all neighborhoods in America.
If your dream is to be able to ride your bike to work each day, look no further than this unique neighborhood. With 3.2% of residents in the 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood commuting on a bicycle to and from work daily, this neighborhood has more bicycle commuters than 96.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S., according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.
Also, our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the 5th St E / E Ave L (23.2%) than in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
According to NeighborhoodScout's research, 5th St E / E Ave L is better suited for first-time home buyers than 87.5% of neighborhoods in the state. Most homes here are priced below the state's median house value, yet maintain comparably good appreciation rates over the last decade relative to other neighborhoods in California. Along with an exclusive multi-metric measure of neighborhood quality developed by NeighborhoodScout that scores high here in this neighborhood, this means that buying into the neighborhood is not only an accessible option but considered a decent first time home buyer choice for building equity in your first home, while being in a quality neighborhood
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 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood in Lancaster are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 25.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.1% of U.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 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood, 42.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 19.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.2%), and 19.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood is English, spoken by 63.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (30.3%).
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 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood in Lancaster, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (37.1%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (4.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.8%), and some of the residents are also of South American ancestry (3.3%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (3.0%), among others. In addition, 14.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 5th St E / E Ave L neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. However, there is also a significant group of residents (13.3%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (64.3%) 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 (23.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.