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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen median real estate price is $118,707, which is less expensive than 82.8% of Illinois neighborhoods and 88.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen is currently $1,868, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 48.8% of Illinois neighborhoods.

Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Waukegan, Illinois.

Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

In Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen, the current vacancy rate is 2.9%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 80.5% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Waukegan, the Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen 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 1.5% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Illinois.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 34.7% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

Diversity

Did you know that the Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 60.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 6.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood in Waukegan are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.1% 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 53.0% 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 Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood, 38.5% 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 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.4%), and 16.2% in executive, management, and professional 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 Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 57.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood in Waukegan, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (60.6%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (7.6%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (4.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.4%), along with some German ancestry residents (1.4%), among others. In addition, 37.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 Washburn Hills / Hidden Glen neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (78.8%) 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 (17.7%) . 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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