South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights median real estate price is $392,803, which is more expensive than 62.8% of the neighborhoods in Georgia and 54.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights is currently $2,538, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 63.4% of the neighborhoods in Georgia.
South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Austell, Georgia.
South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights 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 owner occupied. Many of the residences in the South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights, the current vacancy rate is 2.7%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 82.1% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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.
The South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood has earned the amazing distinction of having one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes of any neighborhood in the U.S. With 99.1% of the residential real estate here made up of free-standing single-family homes, there is a greater proportion of single-family homes here than in 97.8% of all neighborhoods in America.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 44.5% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.9% of American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry and 24.0% have Puerto Rican ancestry.
South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak African languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.3% 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 South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood in Austell are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.7% 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 South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood, 44.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.0%), and 9.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
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 South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood is English, spoken by 51.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian and African languages.
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 South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood in Austell, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (25.8%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (24.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.
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 South Cobb Heights / Mcduffie Heights neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (47.4% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (79.0%) 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 (11.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.