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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates median real estate price is $602,389, which is more expensive than 75.2% of the neighborhoods in Maryland and 77.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates is currently $2,451, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 49.7% of Maryland neighborhoods.

Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Hughesville, Maryland.

Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates 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 Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

In Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates, the current vacancy rate is 1.3%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 90.5% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates 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 Hughesville, the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.

In addition, of particular note, 2.5% of the people in the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.

Also, if you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 11.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Maryland. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Car Ownership

We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 40.0% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.2% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Occupations

The Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

Real Estate

The Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates 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 98.1% 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 96.3% of all neighborhoods in America.

In addition, one way that the Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood really stands out, is that it has more large 4, 5, or additional bedroom homes and real estate than 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America. When you walk or drive around this neighborhood, you'll instantly notice the size of the homes here which definitely makes a strong visual statement.

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 Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood in Hughesville are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 92.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% 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 Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood, 47.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 19.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.3%), and 16.4% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

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 Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.

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 Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood in Hughesville, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (12.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.8%), and residents who report German roots (11.3%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (5.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.

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 Serenity Woods / Edelen Estates neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (44.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (72.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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