Providence Rd / Griffin Rd median real estate price is $181,966, which is less expensive than 68.6% of Florida neighborhoods and 61.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Providence Rd / Griffin Rd is currently $991, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 94.8% of Florida neighborhoods.
Providence Rd / Griffin Rd is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Lakeland, Florida.
Providence Rd / Griffin Rd 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 renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 8.5% in Providence Rd / Griffin Rd. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 52.2% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
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 Lakeland, the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Astoundingly, the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Lakeland neighborhood.
In addition, the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 80.8% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
Most neighborhoods are composed of a mixture of ages of homes, but the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd stands out as rather unique in having nearly all of its residential real estate built in one time period, namely between 1970 and 1999, generally considered to be established, but not old housing. What you'll sense when you look around or drive the streets of this neighborhood is that many of the residences look the same because of this similarity of age. In fact, 85.2% of the residential real estate here was built in this one time period.
Did you know that the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood has more Jamaican and Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 5.4% have Cuban ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood in Lakeland are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 80.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood, 35.5% of the working population is employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support 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 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.6%), and 14.9% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (7.6%).
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 Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood in Lakeland, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Jamaican (13.5%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report Cuban roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.3%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (3.9%), among others. In addition, 16.4% 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 Providence Rd / Griffin Rd neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (10.1%) and 6.1% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to FL* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School
6600 Green Rd Lakeland, FL 33810 |
PK-05 | ||
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary School
110 Leelon Rd Lakeland, FL 33809 |
PK-05 | ||
Griffin Elementary School
3315 Kathleen Rd Lakeland, FL 33810 |
PK-05 | ||
Kathleen Elementary School
3515 Sheretz Rd Lakeland, FL 33810 |
PK-05 | ||
Kathleen Middle School
3627 Kathleen Pnes Lakeland, FL 33810 |
06-08 | ||
Kathleen Senior High School
1100 Red Devil Way Lakeland, FL 33815 |
09-12 | ||
Lake Gibson Senior High School
7007 Socrum Loop Rd N Lakeland, FL 33809 |
09-12 | ||
Sleepy Hill Middle School
2215 Sleepy Hill Rd Lakeland, FL 33810 |
06-08 | ||
Socrum Elementary School
9400 Old Dade City Rd Lakeland, FL 33810 |
PK-05 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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