Downtown Glen Ellyn median real estate price is $647,668, which is more expensive than 93.6% of the neighborhoods in Illinois and 81.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Downtown Glen Ellyn is currently $1,452, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 57.7% of Illinois neighborhoods.
Downtown Glen Ellyn is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Downtown Glen Ellyn real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four 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 Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
In Downtown Glen Ellyn, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 86.0% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Downtown Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn, the Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood, 11.5% of people ride the train to work each day. This is a very high percentage compared to most places. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this is a higher level of train ridership than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood has more Austrian and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Austrian ancestry and 23.7% have Irish ancestry.
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 Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood in Glen Ellyn are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 71.4% of America'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 Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood, 62.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 14.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.6%), and 10.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.0%).
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 Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood in Glen Ellyn, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (23.7%), and residents who report English roots (13.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.1%), among others.
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 Downtown Glen Ellyn neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (26.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (63.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (11.5%) . 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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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more
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: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.
Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
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Methodology: Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data
School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to IL* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Abraham Lincoln Elem School
380 Greenfield Ave Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 |
KG-05 | ||
Benjamin Franklin Elem School
350 Bryant Ave Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 |
KG-05 | ||
Churchill Elem School
23 W240 Geneva Rd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 |
KG-05 | ||
Forest Glen Elem School
561 Elm St Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 |
PK-05 | ||
Hadley Junior High School
240 Hawthorne Blvd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 |
06-08 | ||
Glenbard West High School
670 Crescent Blvd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 |
09-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
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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