Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St median real estate price is $330,797, which is more expensive than 28.9% of the neighborhoods in Connecticut and 45.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St is currently $2,004, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 72.9% of Connecticut neighborhoods.
Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in West Haven, Connecticut.
Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St has a 10.8% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 65.0% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
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 West Haven, the Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood has more Arab and Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry and 4.9% have Portuguese ancestry.
Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 11.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% 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 Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood in West Haven are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 13.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.7% 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 Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood, 26.0% 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 clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.0%), and 23.3% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
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 Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood is English, spoken by 52.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Arabic and Polish.
Culture 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 Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood in West Haven, CT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (10.1%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (9.3%), and residents who report South American roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.8%), along with some Arab ancestry residents (7.0%), among others. In addition, 39.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke / Greta St neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.4%) 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 (15.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.