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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Morningside median real estate price is $273,774, which is more expensive than 51.5% of the neighborhoods in Illinois and 37.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Morningside is currently $2,011, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 40.6% of Illinois neighborhoods.

Morningside is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Carpentersville, Illinois.

Morningside real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Morningside neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

In Morningside, the current vacancy rate is 2.9%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 81.1% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Morningside is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the Morningside neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 0.7% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Illinois.

In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 94.4% of the adult residents in the Morningside neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

Modes of Transportation

In the Morningside neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 28.9% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Morningside neighborhood than in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Did you know that the Morningside neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 79.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

Morningside is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 77.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 Morningside neighborhood in Carpentersville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the Morningside neighborhood, 42.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 34.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (13.5%), and 10.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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 Morningside neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 77.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.

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 Morningside neighborhood in Carpentersville, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (79.3%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (4.8%), and residents who report German roots (3.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.4%), among others. In addition, 36.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 Morningside neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (69.7%) 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 (28.9%) . 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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